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Trihedral Neolithic

Trihedral Neolithic is a name given by archaeologists to a style of striking spheroid and trihedral flint tools from the archaeological site of Joub Jannine II in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. The style appears to represent a highly specialized Neolithic industry. Little comment has been made of this industry.

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Trihedral Neolithic axe or pick from Joub Jannine II, Lebanon. brown. In the collection of the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory at the Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon. source ↗

Trihedral Neolithic is a name given by archaeologists to a style (or industry) of striking spheroid and trihedral (i.e., composed of three planes) flint tools from the archaeological site of Joub Jannine II in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.1 The style appears to represent a highly specialized Neolithic industry. Little comment has been made of this industry.2

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  1. Fleisch, Henri (1960). "Les industries lithiques récentes de la Békaa, République Libanaise". Acts of the 6th C.I.S.E.A., vol. XI, no. 1. Paris.
  2. Lorraine Copeland; P. Wescombe (1965). Inventory of Stone-Age sites in Lebanon, p. 43. Imprimerie Catholique. Retrieved 21 July 2011.