Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Wadi BurkaMonastery name: HermitageMonastery type: Hermitage/hermitagesMonastery category: Isolated in the countryside LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 22,448.00643,566.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 174,462.00143,565.00 Geographical region: Samaria Desert FringesProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: JerusalemTopographical location: On a cliff face.Distance from nearest bishop-seat: ca. 13 km (Jerusalem)Distance from Roman roads: ca. 4 km from the road connecting Jerusalem with Shechem-Neapolis. Source of knowledgeArchaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: Name Zissu et al. Bibliograpy: Zissu, B., Langford, B., Dayan, A., Porat, R. and Frumkin, A., 2016249-64 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesDiscussion: The caves in Wadi Burka are located about 1 km from the site of the monastery at Wadi Shiban. Nearby is another monastery (Wadi el 'Ein). The caves show clear signs of human habitation that are similar to those of other caves used by hermits dated by the pottery found in the vicinity to the fifth-seventh century (Zisu et al. in press). It is not clear if the two cells are directly associated with either of the monasteries nearby, or if the hermits using them were not part of the monastic communities.State of certainty: Archaeologicaly definitive General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: Two dwelling cells in caves were surveyed. The caves showed signs of hewing and human habitation consistent with hermitages/monasteries of the fifth to seventh centuries. General descriptionDwellings: See below. Cave/s: The caves, located one above the other in the cliff face, had been hewn to form accomodations. Many small niches for placing lamps were found cut into the walls. A socket for a bolt was found carved into a threshold. Small finds Detailed descriptionComponentsMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location No traces Dwelling type: caves Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment Phase dateCentury: Early Christian / Byzantine Phase dateCentury: Unknown
