Tell Hizzin
تل حزين · Tell Hazzine · Tell Hazzin · Tall Hizzin
Early Bronze to Iron Age (c.3000–600 BCE)·EB Bekaa → Middle Bronze → Iron·🇱🇧 Bekaa Valley, Western Bekaa, Lebanon Range foothills, Lebanon
About
About Tell Hizzin
Foothill mound 12 km south of Zahle at the Lebanon range foot, surveyed by Genz and Sader. Early Bronze grey-burnished ware, Middle Bronze painted wares and Iron deep silos show Bekaa western margin colonization and foothill runoff farming.
Why it mattersWestern Bekaa satellite showing EB agricultural expansion and Iron storage intensification under Lebanon foothills.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Water management from Lebanon range snowmelt?
Theories
- 01Genz Bekaa foothill colonization model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- EB village c.3000 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze to Iron Age (c.3000–600 BCE)
- Culture
- EB Bekaa → Middle Bronze → Iron
- Builders
- EB Bekaa communities
- Purpose
- Foothill agrarian satellite on the Bekaa western margin
- Rediscovered
- Modern archaeological survey/ rescue
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.3000 BCE
EB grey-burnished foothill village
c.1800 BCE
MB painted ware town
c.900 BCE
Iron silo village
2002
Genz Bekaa survey
On the ground
Structures & features
33.9200° N · 35.9800° E · 920 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Hizzin — West workshop
dwellingKey sub-area of Tell Hizzin (Early Bronze to Iron Age) showing EB Bekaa horizon
33.9192° N · 35.9798° ETell Hizzin — Ceremonial building
kilnKey sub-area of Tell Hizzin (Early Bronze to Iron Age) showing EB Bekaa horizon
33.9200° N · 35.9804° ETell Hizzin — Storage quarter
granaryKey sub-area of Tell Hizzin (Early Bronze to Iron Age) showing EB Bekaa horizon
33.9208° N · 35.9810° E