Khirbet Abu-Ghunneim - METOPA (?)/ PHOTEINOS (?)

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Source of knowledge
Literary sources
Archaeological remains
Surveyed site
Surveyors: 
NameDate
Guérin
1868-1869
Kloner
2000
Excavated site
Excavators: 
NameDate
Corbo
1951-1952
State of certainty: 
Archaeologicaly definitive
Architectural evolution
General outline: 
A rectangular structure with a church in its northern part was excavated.
Dating material: 

Based on the pottery assemblage, the majority of which was dated to the fifth century, the monastery was founded sometime in the late fifth century.

Phase date
Century: 
5th c.
Within century: 
Second half
General outline: 
The monastery was abandoned in the Early Islamic period.
Dating material: 

The church was divided into rooms indicating the non-Christian identity of the occupants.

Phase date
Century: 
7th-8th c.
Post Arab conquest history: 
Abandoned
Post conquest history comments: 
The monastery was reoccupied in the Early Islamic period by a non-Christian population.