Un-named site (Western Galilee) - Monastery (?)

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Monastery name, type, category
Site Name: 
Un-named site (Western Galilee)
Monastery name: 
Monastery (?)
Monastery type: 
Cenobium
Monastery category: 
Isolated in the countryside
Location
Coordinates, ITM system: 
213,658.00
777,156.00
Coordinates, ICS system: 
163,646.00
277,101.00
Geographical region: 
Western Galilee
Bishopric: 
Tyre
Topographical location: 
A very steep slope on the western slopes of the western Galilee.
Soils: 
Limestone and terra rosa.
Distance from nearest bishop-seat: 
ca.17 km (Ptolomais)
Distance from Roman roads: 
ca. 2 km east of the coastal road connecting Acco-Ptolomais with Tyre.
Source of knowledge
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Surveyed site
Surveyors: 
NameDate
Frankel and Getzov
1997
Bibliograpy: 
Frankel, R. and Getzov, N., 1997
63
Abbreviation for Journals and Series
State of certainty: 
Uncertain / Questionable
General description
State of preservation/which parts were uncovered: 

The site was in a very ruinous state at the time of the survey with architectural elements, pottery, marble fragments and glass fragments scattered around.

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Small finds: 
CategoryDescription
Pottery
Shards, Byzantine.
Glass
Fragments
Comments, discussion and summary: 

The surveyors suggested that the site might have been a monastery or a farm, the rational behind the suggestion is not clear (Frankel and Getzov 1997: 63, no. 62).

Detailed description
Dimensions: 
Total area (sqm)Size class
1,000
Medium
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Materials applied (walls): 
Limestone
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Monastery church: 
Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location
No traces
Architectural evolution
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Century: 
Early Christian / Byzantine