Dolmen de Wadi Settlement
Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE)·Nazca·🇱🇧 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
About
About Dolmen de Wadi Settlement
Dolmen de Wadi Settlement in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon is a Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) megalithic attributed to Nazca culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and fieldwalking, it presents a fortified nucleus with ancillary settlement. Construction employs cyclopean blocks and demonstrates distinct phasing. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Nazca megalithic with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Social hierarchy and elite control
- 02Ritual use and symbolic landscape
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
- 02Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 353 CE
- Period
- Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE)
- Culture
- Nazca
- Purpose
- Necropolis and ritual
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 353 CE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 510 CE
Major enlargement and wall circuit added
c. 654 CE
Peak occupation and regional prominence
1984
Scientific excavation and conservation
On the ground
Structures & features
33.3706° N · 37.0299° E · 2571 m · 4 mapped features
Ancillary Complex
entranceOutlier feature with standing stones
33.3714° N · 37.0309° EGateway
entranceOutlier feature with petroglyphs
33.3681° N · 37.0283° EGranary Cluster
cairnBurial zone — tumuli
33.3725° N · 37.0273° EHydraulic Channel
rampartBurial zone — rock-cut chambers
33.3681° N · 37.0293° E