Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Ein el-JedideMonastery name: MonasteryMonastery type: CenobiumMonastery category: Isolated in the countryside LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 21,325.0062,921.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 16,325.0012,921.00 Geographical region: Judean HillsProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: JerusalemTopographical location: Slope Soils: Limestone and terra rosa.Distance from nearest bishop-seat: ca. 8 km (Jerusalem)Distance from nearest settlement: ca. 8 km (Jerusalem)Distance from Roman roads: ca. 3 km north of the road connecting Jerusalem with Eleutheropolis. Source of knowledgeHideEpigraphy Text number Summary 1 Dedicatory mosaic building inscription, in front of the entrance of the later chapel. Archaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: NameDate Conder and Kitchener1871-1877 Excavated siteExcavators: NameDate Hamilton1934 Baruch1997 Bibliograpy: Hamilton, R. W., 1935111-17 Ovadiah, A., 197054-5 Cohen, R., 19931067-70 Tsafrir, Y., Di Segni, L. and Green, J., 1994116 Baruch, E., 2001140-41 Bagatti, B., 200221-23 Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 201270-71 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesState of certainty: Archaeologicaly definitive General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: The complex was constructed on a hillside, the western part being supported by a terrace 6-7 m high, built of large undressed stones. The remains consist of a small courtyard bounded on the north by two rectangular rooms separated by a passage; on the west, a long gallery of which only part remains; on the east a wall and on the south a small chapel with an ante-room. Illustrative material: Illustrative_material Photos Figures General descriptionEnclosing walls: ca. 29 x 20 m Gate/s: A doorway in the southern wall and a paved area are located west of the second room and may have marked the entrance to the monastery. Courtyards: A courtyard is located in the central part of the complex. It is bounded by rooms on its northern and western sides and the chapel to its south. The courtyard is paved in a coarse white mosaic. The mosaic is bounded on the north and west by irregular stone slabs suggesting the existence of a colonnade, beyond this there are traces of stone paving. Churche/s: The chapel (5 x 4 m) is located in the southwestern part of the monastery, entered from the north. An inscription, dated by the excavator to the sixth century CE, was uncovered in front of the entrance. The chapel has a raised chancel and an internal apse with two rectangular niches on either side. The southern wall is preserved to a height of almost 2 m. The chapel may have had a vaulted roof as indicated by the upper course, which has a spring for a barrel arch, and was paved in a polychrome mosaic (geometric designs), partially preserved. Two phases were discerned in the chapel. Water installations: Beneath the courtyard there is a rectangular barrel vaulted cistern built of limestone ashlars, its axis corresponds to that of the chapel, its extent to the west could not be determined. The water of the spring, located nearby, was directed via a channel into a pool located some 22 m to the south. The pool is dated to the sixth century and may have belonged to the monastery. Agricultural and industrial installations: The room on the northeastern corner was divided into two parts and contained a winepress. The eastern part is about 60 cm higher than the western part and has a fragmentary white mosaic. An earthenware pipe passing through the west wall of the room at floor level discharged into a masonry vat in the southeastern corner of room B. The vat is 155 cm in depth, the rim and bottom lined in mosaic. A bench is built along the eastern wall of room B. A round stone installation (65 cm high and 185 cm diameter) the upper surface hollowed out to a depth of 25 cm and a stone weight, were found as well. Small findsSmall finds: CategoryDescription Potteryjugs; jars; platters; bowls. Stone vesselsAn inscribed stone fragment; lower half of a limestone lamp mold Oil lampsLamp fragments Detailed descriptionDimensions: Total area (sqm)Size class 580Small StructureMaterials applied (walls): Limestone ComponentsEnclosing wallGate/s: 1Courtyard/sMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location single naveGround floor Retaining wallsAgricultural installations: wine press\es [=w/p]Water installations: CisternsSpring0 Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment General outline: The monastery is dated to the sixth century CE. Two phases were reported for the church, without specific dating.Dating material: Epigraphy Phase dateCentury: 6th c. Phase dateCentury: 7th-8th c. Post Arab conquest history: Abandoned
