Byblos During the Chalcolithic Period

Badreshany, Kamal

Abstract

Evidence for domestic settlement during the Chalcolithic is scant at Byblos, in contrast to the remarkable number of richly adorned jar burials attributed to the period (Artin, this volume). The Chalcolithic as defined by Levantine archaeologists is a period covering at least 800 years. We know structures, presumably representing domestic settlement, exist across the site, with the excavator (Maurice Dunand) recognising several phases. Due to the uneven quality of the excavations it is impossible to determine which structures were contemporary and which existed hundreds of years apart. Crucially, it is also difficult to understand the relationship of the burials to these structures (Artin 2010 and 2014; Dunand 1973). Still, the Chalcolithic represents an important transitional phase in the history of site, warranting an exploration of the available evidence from Byblos and the wider region.

Citation

Badreshany, K. (2024). Byblos During the Chalcolithic Period. In National Museum of Antiquities (the Netherlands), & Ministry of Culture/Directorate General of Antiquities (Lebanon) (Eds.), Byblos: A Legacy Unearthed (53-58). Sidestone Press. https://doi.org/10.59641/z8124cl

• Publication Date: 2024
• Deposit Date: Nov 29, 2021
• Pages: 53-58
• Book Title: Byblos: A Legacy Unearthed
• Chapter Number: 7
• ISBN: 9789464262216
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.59641/z8124cl
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1623163
• Publisher URL: https://www.sidestone.com/books/byblos-a-legacy-unearthed
• Contract Date: Nov 29, 2021