Khirbet el-Furn - Monastery (?)

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Monastery name, type, category
Site Name: 
Khirbet el-Furn
Monastery name: 
Monastery (?)
Monastery type: 
Cenobium
Monastery category: 
Isolated in the countryside
Location
Coordinates, ITM system: 
177,316.00
647,174.00
Coordinates, ICS system: 
127,316.00
147,189.00
Geographical region: 
Coastal plain
Provincial affiliation: 
Palaestina I
Bishopric: 
Diospolis
Topographical location: 
On a low hill.
Distance from nearest bishop-seat: 
5.5 km (Jamnia)
Distance from nearest settlement: 
5.5 km (Jamnia)
Distance from Roman roads: 
ca. 3 km east of the coastal road connecting Gaza with Caesarea.
Source of knowledge
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Bibliograpy: 
Fischer, M. , Taxel, I. and Amit, D., 2008
7-35
Dayan, A., 2015
131
Abbreviation for Journals and Series
State of certainty: 
Uncertain / Questionable
General description
State of preservation/which parts were uncovered: 

A small rectangular structure (4 x 4.9 m) was known prior to 1938 at which time a large structure was unearthed during agricultural development. Part of this structure was dismantled. Two sections of mosaic pavement surrounded by marble flags were unearthed, possibly belonging to the same structure.

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Small finds: 
CategoryDescription
Pottery
Byzantine and early Islamic
Glass
Fragments; a round window pane.
Stone vessels
Marble slab incised with lines- possibly a gaming board.
Other
Tesserae (white and colored)
Detailed description
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Materials applied (walls): 
Limestone
Materials applied (roofing): 
tiles
timber
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Monastery church: 
Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location
No traces
Inscribed crosses
Architectural evolution
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Century: 
Early Christian / Byzantine