Un-named site -289 - Monastery

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Monastery name, type, category

Site Name:

Un-named site -289

Monastery name:

Monastery

Monastery type:

Cenobium

Monastery category:

Desert

Location

Coordinates, ITM system:

24,790.00

64,920.00

Coordinates, ICS system:

19,790.00

14,920.00

Geographical region:

Southern Jordan Valley

Provincial affiliation:

Palaestina I

Bishopric:

Regio Jericho

Topographical location:

Level ground on the northern bank of Wadi 'Auja.

Soils:

Marl

Distance from nearest bishop-seat:

ca. 10 km (Jericho)

Distance from nearest settlement:

ca. 10 km (Jericho)

Distance from Roman roads:

ca. 4 km east of the Jordan valley road.

Source of knowledge

Archaeological remains

Surveyed site

Surveyors:

Name	Date
Bar-Adon	1968
Hirschfeld	1987

Bibliograpy:

Bar-Adon, P., 1972	110
Hirschfeld, Y., 1988/89	46-47
Hirschfeld, Y., 1990	57-58
Tsafrir, Y., Di Segni, L. and Green, J., 1994	256
Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012	229

Abbreviation for Journals and Series

Discussion:

Although there are few remains of the site that enable a proper understanding of the complex, its location and the scant remains are strong pointers to its function as a monastery.

State of certainty:

Archaeologicaly definitive

General description

State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:

Scant remains were found in the survey, these point to the existence of an enclosing wall and other structures.

General description

Enclosing walls:

The complex was surrounded by a wall (37 x 30 m) enclosing an area of 1,110 m².

Gate/s:

Entrance to the compound was through the eastern wall.

Water installations:

A plastered and vaulted cistern, a pool and a trench with remains of pottery pipes were noted in the survey.

Small finds

Detailed description

Dimensions:

Total area (sqm)	Size class
1,110	Medium

Components

Enclosing wall

Gate/s:

Courtyard/s

Monastery church:

Church type	Diakonikon	Link to church section	Church location
No traces

Water installations:

Cisterns

Gutters

Architectural evolution

Phase 1
Abandonment

General outline:

The site has not been excavated. It was probably founded sometime in the sixth century. Colorful tesserae may indicate the presence of a church.

Dating material:

The pottery examined in the survey was dated generally to the Byzantine period.

Phase date

Century:

Early Christian / Byzantine

General outline:

The finds of the survey did not indicate that the site was occupied later than the Byzantine period. It was probably abandoned after the Arab conquest.

Phase date

Century:

7th c?

Within century:

First half

Post Arab conquest history:

Abandoned