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Christian settlements and monasteries in the northern Judaean Shephelah and the western Samaria hills during the Byzantine period
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- This study focuses mainly on the archaeological aspects of monasteries in the northern Judaean Shephelah and the western Samaria Hills during the Byzantine period. Many Christian sites have been uncovered in these two regions in the past years during salvage excavations and routine monitoring and inspection activities conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority. Some of these have not been systematically investigated and are presented here for the first time. In addition, all the locations where Christian archaeological remains and finds have been brought to light in these two geographic regions during the study period are presented. An effort has been made to draw a distinction between the different sites in terms of their type and function in order to determine whether they were villages, farmsteads, estates, monasteries, or some other type of settlement. The book examines the monasteries, the date of their foundation, the reasons for their establishment, and their interactions with the settlements in their broader area, with holy sites, pilgrimage sites, and pilgrim routes. In addition, the study proposes criteria according to which the different types of monasteries can be classified.
- About The Author
- Ayelet Dayan received her B.Sc. in Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, and Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, from Tel-Aviv University. Her MA focused on Classical Archaeology, with a thesis on architectural items from Eleutheropolis. She has been working at the Israel Antiquities Authority since 2008; She is currently the head of archaeological research department and director of the integrative program. In 2015 she received her Ph.D. from Bar Ilan University.
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- ISBN
- 9781803279411
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Archaeopress Archaeology, (10 April 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 132
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 245 x 174 mm
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