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Peqi'in Cave

a Pleiades place resource

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Cave located near the modern village of al-Buqei'a, used as a burial site in the late Chalcolithic period.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/980268339

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
32.973416, 35.329777

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Approximate Google Earth location of Peqi'in Cave (6200 BC - 3750 BC) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

Names:

None

Peqi'in Cave makes connections with:

Peqi'in Cave located west of Baka (6200 BC - 3750 BC)

Peqi'in Cave receives connections from:

None

Place type:
cave, catacomb, cemetery, necropolis

References:

See Further:

Shalem 2013

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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Suggested citation:
Gabriel Mckee, 'Peqi'in Cave: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/980268339> [accessed: 07 February 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/980268339 |title=Places: 980268339 (Peqi'in Cave) |author=Mckee, G. |accessdate=February 7, 2026 9:00 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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