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Debaal

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48: 235:, a large underground burial chamber, was excavated by the Lebanese Antiquities Service at Debaal. Dating to the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD, the tomb's construction extended until the early 3rd century AD. It did not appear to be linked to any nearby settlement, and whether it was part of a larger cemetery complex remains uncertain. 379: 208:
described it: "A village, built of stone; about 100 Metawileh; situated on a hill, surrounded by fig-trees, olives, and arable land; water supply from spring and cisterns."
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Excavations yielded a total of 123 artifacts across thirty-three loculi, with a notable abundance of glass vessels, lamps, and coins compared to regional averages.
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suggested the use of wooden coffins. Six of the coffins were identified as child burials based on their smaller size. One sarcophagus contained a
313: 47: 349: 224:, which he described as "still fairly well-preserved". Guérin examined seven funerary vaults, each containing multiple 337: 198: 58: 228:, some with rectangular shapes and others with arched ceilings, a few of which still housed skeletal remains. 202: 70: 250:). Within the tomb, archaeologists discovered a total of thirty-four coffin burials, including twenty-nine 175: 114: 82: 309: 238:
The hypogeum features intricate painted decorations depicting garlands of fruits and flowers,
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The Archaeology of Death in Roman Syria: Burial, Commemoration, and Empire
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crops. Guérin compared Debaal's significance unfavorably to that of
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Populated places in the Israeli security zone 1985–2000
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Index

Debel, Lebanon
Entrance to Debaal
Country
Lebanon
Governorate
South Governorate
District
Tyre
Time zone
DST
Arabic
Tyre District
South Governorate
Lebanon
Jwaya
Tyre
Victor Guérin
Metawileh
olive
fig
tobacco
Maarakeh
PEF
Survey of Western Palestine (SWP)
Victor Guérin
necropolis
hypogeum
rosettes
pediments
lead

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