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.
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Location | West Bank |
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Coordinates | 31°38′00″N 35°15′00″E / 31.633333°N 35.25°E / 31.633333; 35.25 |
History | |
Periods | Mesolithic, Neolithic |
Cultures | Khiamian |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1931, 1957, 1961 |
Archaeologists | R. Neuville, André Parrot, Joaquín González Echegaray |
Public access | Unknown |
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 René Neuville in 1934, by Jean Perrot in 1951 and Joaquín González Echegaray [es] in 1961.[2]