Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Khirbet el-Buyab; Khirbet el BuweibMonastery name: Monastery (?)Monastery type: CenobiumMonastery category: Isolated in the countryside LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 214,823.00597,021.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 164,863.0097,228.00 Geographical region: Hebron HillsProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: EleutheropolisTopographical location: On a saddle in an area of hills.Distance from nearest settlement: ca. 1.5 km from Aristubulia.Distance from Roman roads: ca. three km east of the road connecting the Beer Sheva valley with Jerusalem. Source of knowledgeArchaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: NameDate Sar-Avi1998 Batz2000 Conder and Kitchener1871-1877 Bibliograpy: Conder, C. R. and Kitchener, H. H., 1883352 Sar-Avi, D., 1999185-92 (English summary XXI) Batz, S., 2006 Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012260 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesDiscussion: The remains at the site of Kh. el Buyab are scant. The surveyors identified it as a small rural monastery based on the number of inscribed crosses found on lintels. These were found both at the site itself and on architectural elements found in secondary use in the nearby village and in the later date terraces in the vicinity. State of certainty: Uncertain / Questionable General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: The site was surveyed. Some tops of walls were observed, a small rectangular structure (4 x 5 m) identified as a tower and some cisterns. General descriptionTower/s: A small rectangular structure (4 x 5 m) was identified as a tower. Water installations: Six cisterns were observed, three of which are still in use at present. Small findsSmall finds: CategoryDescription PotteryMeagre remains of pottery dated to the Late Byzantine period up to the Ottoman period. Detailed descriptionDimensions: Size class Small StructureMaterials applied (walls): Limestone ComponentsTower/sMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location No traces Water installations: CisternsInscribed crosses Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment Dating material: Based on the pottery, no earlier than the second half of the sixth century. Phase dateCentury: 6th-7th c. Phase dateCentury: Unknown
