Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Deir el-LauzMonastery name: Monastery (?)Monastery type: CenobiumMonastery category: Isolated in the countryside LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 20,163.0058,938.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 15,163.008,938.00 Geographical region: Hebron HillsProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: EleutheropolisTopographical location: On a hill.Distance from nearest bishop-seat: ca. 28 km (Beth Govrin-Eleutheropolis).Distance from Roman roads: ca. 0.5 km from the road that led from Hebron towards the south. Source of knowledgeArchaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: NameDate Guerin1868-1869 Conder and Kitchener1871-1877 Civil administration, Archaeology Staff OfficerUnpublished Bibliograpy: Guérin, V., 1868-1880 Conder, C. R. and Kitchener, H. H., 1883408 Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012279 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesDiscussion: Although the site has not been excavated, the surveyed remains seem to point to its having been a monastery. The plan identified by the surveys gives some credence to the suggestion. However, this might have been a farmstead. Only further investigation of the site can help to ascertain the structure's function.State of certainty: Uncertain / Questionable General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: Remains of a large complex consisting of rooms and halls surrounding a courtyard were surveyed. General descriptionEnclosing walls: The site forms a compact structure encompassed by a wall although no measurements of its encompassing walls were reported. Gate/s: The structure was entered from the east via a long, narrow corridor. Courtyards: A central courtyard, surrounded by rooms with a cistern in its center. Churche/s: An elongated hall with an east-west orientation was identified as a chapel or church by the surveyors. Water installations: In the central courtyard. Small finds Detailed descriptionStructureMaterials applied (walls): Limestone ComponentsEnclosing wallCourtyard/sMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location unknownGround floor Water installations: CisternsInscribed crosses Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment General outline: A structure encompassed by walls, consisting of rooms and halls arranged around a central courtyard.Phase dateCentury: Early Christian / Byzantine Phase dateCentury: Unknown
