Qalaat Tannour

Qalaat Tannour

Shown within Lebanon
Alternative name	Castle of Enlightenment
Location	12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Baalbek, Lebanon
Coordinates	33°55′38″N 36°08′41″E / 33.927222°N 36.144722°E / 33.927222; 36.144722
Type	Surface site / Hill
History
Periods	Shepherd Neolithic, Roman
Site notes
Excavation dates	1966
Archaeologists	M. Besançon
Public access	Yes

Qalaat Tannour is a Shepherd Neolithic archaeological site located halfway between Britel and Haour Taala, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Baalbek in the Baalbek District of the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate in Lebanon.^[1][2]

The surface site was discovered by M. Besançon in 1966 on a hill of exposed limestone rocks. It was the furthest south of all of the Shepherd Neolithic sites catalogued at the time. Flint tools found at the location were generally in a brown or grey, some showing a white patina. Blade types were typically short but also included thin and backed varieties, steep-scrapers and cores. The material was stored with the Saint Joseph University, Museum of Lebanese Prehistory.^[1]

Several Roman tombs were also noted at the site.^[1]

• Qalaat et Tannoûr on geographic.org
• Qalaat et Tannour on mapatlas.org at archive.today (archived April 15, 2013)