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

Archaeological remains

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.

Small finds

Small finds:

Category	Description
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

Structure

Materials applied (walls):

Limestone

Materials applied (roofing):

tiles

timber

Components

Monastery church:

Church type	Diakonikon	Link to church section	Church location
No traces

Inscribed crosses

Architectural evolution

Phase 1
Abandonment

Phase date

Century:

Early Christian / Byzantine

Phase date

Century:

Unknown