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1221:Tell Ahle
1081:Hosn Niha
1076:Nebi Safa
1056:Nabi Zair
1046:Moukhtara
996:Ksar Akil
966:Kfar Qouq
946:Karak Nuh
861:Hebbariye
781:Beit Mery
771:Bechamoun
541:Sidon III
521:Qaraoun I
511:Nabi Zair
506:Mtaileb I
501:Moukhtara
451:Jdeideh I
305:29 August
199:Jeb Farah
191:Acheulean
187:Neolithic
160:Marjayoun
69:Acheulean
65:Neolithic
42:Marjayoun
1531:Yammoune
1036:Mayrouba
981:Kharayeb
971:Kfarhata
836:Dekwaneh
701:Al-Bireh
676:Ain Aata
546:Taire II
381:Al-Bireh
246:racloirs
75:Cultures
33:Location
1181:Sarepta
1136:Rashaya
1111:Qaraoun
1051:Mtaileb
1011:Libbaya
956:Kefraya
951:Kaukaba
906:Jdeideh
876:Hashbai
766:Batroun
751:Baalbek
691:Akbiyeh
656:Aadloun
536:Sarepta
471:Kefraya
426:Douwara
376:Akbiyeh
240:, oval
238:chisels
172:Kaukaba
168:Qaraoun
164:Lebanon
156:Rashaya
129:Unknown
57:Periods
52:History
46:Lebanon
38:Rashaya
1201:Tayibe
1166:Shheem
1001:Labweh
851:Flaoui
816:Dakoue
801:Byblos
776:Beirut
726:Apheca
706:Amioun
666:Aammiq
551:Tayibe
431:Flaoui
411:Dakoue
176:basalt
1546:Zahlé
1536:Yanta
1496:Toron
1196:Taire
1171:Sidon
671:Aaqbe
661:Aaiha
254:flint
234:adzes
230:chert
224:with
1511:Tyre
926:Jieh
901:Jbaa
891:Iaat
741:Arqa
446:Jbaa
307:2011
242:axes
185:The
180:lava
170:and
158:and
93:1957
40:and
1096:Qaa
162:in
138:or
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285:^
236:,
216:,
205:.
182:.
113:,
109:,
105:,
67:,
63:,
44:,
630:e
623:t
616:v
340:e
333:t
326:v
309:.
121:.
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