Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Khirbet Ras 'AlamMonastery name: Monastery (?)Monastery type: CenobiumMonastery category: Isolated in the countryside LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 21,030.0065,800.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 16,030.0015,800.00 Geographical region: Southern and Western SamariaProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: DiospolisTopographical location: On a small hill.Distance from nearest bishop-seat: ca. 22 km (Diospolis-Lod)Distance from Roman roads: ca. 1 km from the road connecting Afek-Antipatris and Jericho. Source of knowledgeArchaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: NameDate Finkelstein, Lederman and Bunimovitz1981-1985 Bibliograpy: Finkelstein, I., Bunimvitz, S. and Lederman, Z., 1997I: 372 Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012162 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesDiscussion: The site was identified as a monastery based on a churchlike structure (fragments of chancel screen confirm the presence of a church) and a capital adorned with crosses. This may indeed have been a monastery but only excavations will be able to give support to this identification.State of certainty: Uncertain / Questionable General descriptionGeneral descriptionChurche/s: An ashlar built structure, with an east-west orientation was observed in the survey. Fragments of chancel screen confirm the presence of a church. A small subterranean chamber with a vaulted roof was noted in the eastern part of the structure - apparently the church's crypt. Small finds Detailed descriptionStructureMaterials applied (walls): Limestone ComponentsMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location unknownGround floor Inscribed crosses Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment General outline: A churchlike structure with a crypt.Phase dateCentury: Early Christian / Byzantine Phase dateCentury: Unknown
