Vertical tabsChurch Name, type, functionSite Name: Ascalon (Tel)Church name: South ChurchFunctional Type: ParochialChurch type: Basilical - Free standing basilica LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 156.96618.98 Coordinates, ICS system: 106.951,119.98 Location: UrbanGeographical region: Southern Coastal PlainTopographical location: On the Tel, about 250 m southwest of Tychaion; 60 m north and parallel to the road leading to the Sea Gate.Provincial affiliation: Palaestina I Source of knowledgeHideEpigraphy Text number Summary 1 Unpublished fragments of Greek and Cufic inscriptions. Archaeological remainsExcavated siteExcavators: NameDate Garstang (on behalf of BSAJ)1921 Bibliograpy: Conder, C. R. and Kitchener, H. H., 1883p. 240. Garstang, J., 1921 Garstang, J., 1921 Garstang, J., 1922 Ovadiah, A., 197021-22 (no. 9) Pringle, D., 199364-65, no. 17. Huster, Y., 2015p. 49, no. 20 Abbreviation for Journals and Series General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: The church was not entirely excavated. Its measurements are approx. 27.5 X 12.5 m. DescriptionIllustrative material: Illustrative_material Figures Façade and entries: Probably only one entrance in the western wall. Nave: Inside the hall pillars were found which in the opinion of the excavators had supported a dome. Bema, chancel screen and apse: The apse was external, poligonal. Its chord approx. 5 m and its depth about 2.5 m. South of the central apse a smaller internal apse was found. Small findsSmall finds illustrative material: Illustrative_material Detailed descriptionStructureOrientation: Facing eastAtrium: NoWater cistern: NoNarthex: NoEast end: External apse, polygonalChurch Head/Chevet: tri-apsidalCentral Apse Category: apsidalApse shape: Hemispherical Lateral Apses FunctionLocation: S Architectural EvolutionPhase 1 Abandonment Dating material: 7th to 8th centuries. Pringle is of the opinion that it is a Crusaders church. Phase dateCentury: 7th-8th c. General outline: Only small parts of the church were exposed. The abandonment date is unclear.Phase dateCentury: Unknown
