page_title: Al-Bireh, Lebanon
section_title: Archaeology
hierarchical_section_title: Al-Bireh, Lebanon / Archaeology
caption_attribution_description: English: Trihedral Neolithic axe or pick from Joub Jannine II, Lebanon. Cream flint patinated to brown. In the collection of the Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon. العربية: فأس ثلاثي السطوح من العصر الحجري الحديث من متحف عصور ما قبل التاريخ في جامعة القديس يوسف، بيروت، لبنان.
context_page_description: Al-Bireh, El Bire, Biré, El Bireh or Birra is a town in the Rashaya District, south-eastern portion of the Bekaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Al-Bireh is part of the Rashaya municipal district. It lies west of the road between Majdel Anjar and Rashaya. Its population is estimated to be 9000. It is a small Muslim town with two mosques and two schools.
context_section_description: A Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture was discovered by Auguste Bergy along a south to west track that lead from the road to a small spring. Bergy originally suggested it was a "Chellean factory site" before the Heavy Neolithic was defined by Henri Fleisch. Lorraine Copeland agreed that it was probably a factory, noting several prepared flakes and a large Neolithic pick. The material is now held in the archives of the Saint Joseph University.
caption: Trihedral Neolithic axe or pick from Joub Jannine II, Lebanon. Cream flint patinated to brown. In the collection of the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory at the Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
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