Christian settlements and monasteries in the northern Judaean Shephelah and the western Samaria hills during the Byzantine Period / Ayelet Dayan

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dayan, Ayelet, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Israel.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Monasteries--Israel--History.

Monasteries.

Christians--Israel--History.

Christians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom : Archaeopress Archaeology, [2025]

Summary:

"This study examines Byzantine-period monasteries in the northern Judaean Shephelah and western Samaria Hills. It presents newly uncovered Christian sites, distinguishes site types, and explores monastery foundations, interactions with nearby settlements, and classification criteria. 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"-- Provided by publisher

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 09, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Dayan, Ayelet. Christian settlements and monasteries in the northern Judaean Shephelah and the western Samaria hills during the Byzantine Period

ISBN:

1803279427

9781803279428

OCLC:

1514717204

Publisher Number:

CIPO000224767

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license