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State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:
Only the foundations of a chapel have survived. Built of ashlars. 15X6.8m in dimensions.
Illustrative material:
Façade and entries:
No entrances are discernible.
Lateral walls:
The thickness of the walls is 0.9 m.
Bema, chancel screen and apse:
An external rectangular apse can be seen, 4 m long and 2 m. wide. A tomb or reliquary niche is observed under the bema.
Small finds:
Category | Description |
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Pottery | Sherds of coarse pottery was found in the mortar of the walls. |
Small finds illustrative material:
Orientation:
Facing North-East.
Atrium:
No
Narthex:
No
East end:
External apse, quadrangular
Central Apse Category:
quadrangular
Bema type text:
Unknown
Apse shape:
Quadrangular
Cult of relics loci:
elsewhere
Reliquiaries: shapes and contents:
A possible reliquary niche under the bema.
Burials loci:
A possible tomb under the bema.
Dating material:
Seventh to eighth century according to Schneider, based on the style of the building. Ninth to eleventh century according to Pringle, also based on style (he assumes the structure was similar to St. Anastasia).
Century:
10th c.
Dating material:
There is no evidence to date the abandonment of the church.
Century:
Unknown
Post Arab conquest history:
Built anew
Post conquest history comments:
There is no exact dating, but it appears the church was built after the conquest.
Conclusions:
The structure seems to be Mediaeval. Pringle's date should be preferred.