Kfar Abida

Kfarabida
Kfar Aabida
كفرعبيدا
Town
Map
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
DistrictBatroun District
Elevation
700 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
9,613
Fadous Sud
Kfar Abida is located in Lebanon
Kfar Abida
Shown within Lebanon
Alternative nameFadaous Sud
Location2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Batroun, Lebanon
RegionNorth Governorate
Coordinates34°13′35″N 35°39′36″E / 34.226389°N 35.66°E / 34.226389; 35.66
TypeFlint factory[2]
Part ofTell Fadous
Length800 meters[3]
History
CulturesQaraoun
Site notes
ArchaeologistsMaurice Tallon, Dörte Rokitta-Krumnow[4]
Public accessYes

Kfar Abida, (sometimes spelled Kfar Aabida or Kfaraabida) is a village located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Batroun in the Batroun District of the North Governorate in Lebanon.[5]

History

Neolithic

Located south of the tell, is Fadous Sud, a Heavy Neolithic site of the Qaraoun culture.[6][7]

Neolithic flint tools from the Qaraoun culture.

Bronze Age (Tell Fadous)

Early Bronze

On the coast, in the southwest of the town, lies an archaeological tell, Tell Fadous. The site may have been part of Byblos (12 km) to the south. Ceramic and architectural similaritiies are found from Sidon in the south to Tell Arqa in the north.

Phase III (EB II) shows a regular layout of the settlement with buildings separated by narrow streets.[8]

Phase IV (EB III) has a different layout where the buildings are spaced farther apart.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Mapanet postal codes in english". Mapanet. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  2. ^ Genz, H. and Sader, H. 2007 Excavations at the Early Bronze Age Site of Tell Fadous-Kfarabida: Preliminary Report on the 2007 Season of Excavations. Bulletin d’Archéologie et d’Architecture Libanaises 11: 7-16., 2007.
  3. ^ Copeland, Lorraine (1966). Inventory of Stone Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon. Part two. éditeur non identifié.
  4. ^ Rokitta D., A lithic site southeast for Tell Fadous-Kfarabida: Preliminary observations. Baal 9 (2005) 100-101.
  5. ^ Robert Boulanger (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, p. 178. Hachette. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Fadous site". fadous.net. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  7. ^ "Tell Fadous | University of Tübingen". uni-tuebingen.de. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  8. ^ Hermann Genz (2010) Recent Excavations at Tell Fadous-Kfarabida
  9. ^ Hermann Genz (2010) Recent Excavations at Tell Fadous-Kfarabida