An archaeological site which is not on the tell near the village exists southwest of Duris at the north of a
vineyard that can be reached via a track from the road to Baalbek. This site was found to contain both
Shepherd Neolithic and
Heavy Neolithic material together, being unusual in this respect. It was found by M. Billaux in 1957 who showed it to two archaeologists who were also members of the
Society of Jesus,
Henri Fleisch and
Maurice Tallon. The Shepherd Neolithic material was unpatinated and appeared similar to that of
Maakne. The larger pieces were patinated to white, appearing to represent different periods. Three
Levallois flakes were found in 1966 by
Lorraine Copeland.
Middle Bronze In the Middle Bronze I (c. 2000-1800 BC), there was a settlement at Tell Douris. While most of the pottery was locally made, there where imports from inland Syria (Homs and Ebla) as well from the south.
Medieval Period The
Qubbat Duris was built in AD 1243 (AH (era)| 641) during the
Ayyubid era. ==Gallery==