El Khiam
  Shown within Near East | |
| Location | West Bank |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°38′00″N 35°15′00″E / 31.633333°N 35.25°E |
| History | |
| Periods | Mesolithic, Neolithic |
| Cultures | Khiamian |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1931, 1957, 1961 |
| Archaeologists | R. Neuville, André Parrot, González Echergaray |
| Public access | Unknown |
El Khiam(الخیام) is an archaeological site near Wadi Khureitun in the Judaean Desert in the West Bank, on the shores of the Dead Sea.
Archaeological finds at El Khiam show nearly continuous habitation by groups of hunters since the Mesolithic and early Neolithic periods.[1] The Khiamian period (c. 10000-9500 BCE), named for this site, is characterized by flint arrowheads now known as "El-Khiam points".[2]
El Khiam was first excavated by in 1934, by Jean Perrot in 1951 and in 1961.[2]
Map of the Levantine sites with El Khiam points
El-Khiam point microlith, first found at El Khiam.
Three El-Khiam points.
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Categories:
- 1934 archaeological discoveries
- Archaeological sites in the West Bank
- Khiamian sites
- Neolithic sites of Asia
- Mesolithic sites of Asia
- Judaean Desert