Mechane, Lebanon

[3] Mechane is situated in the Byblos district on the slopes overlooking the northern bank of the Nahr Ibrahim (Adonis River).[3] In ancient time, the region was traversed by the pilgrimage route leading from Byblos to the sanctuary of Venus at Afqa.Mechane preserves remnants of antiquity, including rock-carved sarcophagi described by French orientalist Ernest Renan.Brossé identified indistinct remains of an ancient structure in Mechane, along with engraved stones that were reused in the construction of a contemporary building.Excavations revealed also a funerary stela, and an Ionian capital dated to the Roman Imperial period (2nd or 3rd century AD).