This article seems to be the same that Kamid al lawz

Kamid al lawz

Kamid al lawz is located in West Bekaa, Lebanon. Its population is from the Sunni Muslim sect.This town was the site of major German archaeological excavations between 1963 and 1981...

 and must be merged.

Kamed El-Loz, is located in West Bekaa, Lebanon, and is known as Kumidi in the El Amarna documents

Amarna letters

The Amarna letters are an archive of correspondence on clay tablets, mostly diplomatic, between the Egyptian administration and its representatives in Canaan and Amurru during the New Kingdom...

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This town was the site of major German archaeological excavations between 1963 and 1981. One of the most important sites in Lebanon, dating back to the Chalcolithic period (4000 BC); the excavations have now been covered over.
Nonetheless, archaeologists found and recorded many spectacular buildings, which are very important to the history of the region.

Numerous urban structures such as defense systems, temple

Temple

A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...

s, palace

Palace

A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome. In many parts of Europe, the...

s, private dwellings, workshop

Workshop

A workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods...

s and cemeteries

Cemetery

A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...

 were uncovered. Archaeologists also found everyday objects such as pottery, as well as jewelry and other luxury items.

Probably the most important finds were documents written on clay tablets

Text corpus

In linguistics, a corpus or text corpus is a large and structured set of texts...

. The village of Kamed el-Loz lies on top of settlements built in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....

 periods.
South of the village we find a necropolis

Necropolis

A necropolis is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead"...

 or burial place that also dates to this era.

Just outside Kamed-El-Loz is a large Umayyad quarry visible from the road. Rock-cut tombs can be seen here, as well as Aramaic inscriptions.
The quarry provided stones for the 8th century City of Anjar and was worked by Nestorian Christians from Iraq who were brought to the Beqaa

Beqaa Valley

The Beqaa Valley is a fertile valley in east Lebanon. For the Romans, the Beqaa Valley was a major agricultural source, and today it remains Lebanon’s most important farming region...

for this purpose.