Douwara

{{short description|Archaeological site in Lebanon}}

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|location = {{convert|2|km|mi}} southwest of Ain Ebel, Lebanon

|region = Nabatieh Governorate

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|epochs = Heavy Neolithic, Chalcolithic

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|excavations = 1950

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Douwara is a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture located {{convert|2|km|mi}} southwest of Ain Ebel in the Bint Jbeil District of Nabatieh Governorate in Lebanon. It is located on slopes north of the road from Ain Ebel to Rmaich.{{cite book|author1=L. Copeland|author2=P. Wescombe|title=Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, p. 30|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhPRQwAACAAJ|accessdate=3 March 2011|year=1966|publisher=Impr. Catholique}}

It was discovered by Jesuit priest Henri Fleisch, whilst out prospecting for prehistoric sites in 1950, who published his findings in 1951 and 1954.Fleisch, Henri., Préhistoire au Liban en 1950. BSPF, vol. 48, 1-2, p. 26. (Contains report on Byblos presented by M. Dunand to the 3rd C.I.S.E.A., Brussels, 1948.), 1951.Fleisch, Henri., Nouvelles stations préhistorique au Liban, BSPF, vol. 51, p. 564, 1954. The collections from the site were also discussed by Jacques Cauvin. Vast numbers of heavy tools were found representing the industry of the Qaroun culture including piles of debitage and bifaces. Another industry present at the site was tentatively identified as Chalcolithic and included axes, chisels and heavy borers that resembled Minet ed Dhalia points.