It is said that two chains of caves were discovered
along the path of Al Jawz river and it is believed that they were settlements
of the early Man. One of the chains and the most famous exists at about
a km from the outlet of Al Jawz river. Plenty of axes, knives, drills,
perforators in addition to a large set of granite pieces were retrieved
from these caves which verifies the history of the early Man that dates
back to thousands of years B.C. This issue has also been confirmed by the
museum of granite and stony tools whose documents were lost as it was transferred
to one of the French museums.
Another archaeological site and a crusade ruin at
Batroun is the castle of Mousaylaha which is constructed on an isolated
massive rock with steep sides protruding in the middle of a plain surrounded
by mountains. It is believed that the castle dates back to the middle ages.
It consists of two floors with an internal rectangular castle that can
be reached by climbing few broken stairs. The internal castle overlies
a set of pillars and has a well dug in its floor connected to canals carved
in the rocks. The central room has two doors, they lead to the western
section and the eastern section which has a narrow sand stone staircase
that leads to the multi-sectioned upper floor. The walls of this castle
are thick and infiltrated with several scuttles used for security of for
defense. A good part of its ceiling and the observation tower are demolished.
Of the ruins of Batroun is a small
pond engraved in a beach rock in front of the Phoenician wall. It is named
the Pond of
the King's Daughter after a Phoenician princess that used to bathe
there.
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