The saint Marina rock shelter in Qalamun: archaeological investigations

Abstract

The Saint Marina rock shelter in Qalamun, North Lebanon revealed multiple uses of space ranging from religious and artisanal to domestic occupation. The history of the site stretches as early as the Byzantine period and continues to present times. This paper examines the material culture observed and unearthed at and around the shelter during two seasons of archaeological investigations in August 2015 and June 2017. The archaeological investigations[1] focused on the area surrounding the shelter of Saint Marina and the survey was conducted in the plain below it that stretches over 2.3 hectares.