Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Khirbet Siya; Khirbet SiaMonastery name: Deir Abu SekubMonastery type: CenobiumMonastery category: Isolated in the countryside LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 23,045.0065,795.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 18,045.0015,795.00 Geographical region: Samaria Desert FringesProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: NeapolisTopographical location: The site is located on a spur in the eastern Samaria hills.Distance from nearest bishop-seat: ca. 25 km (Shechem-Neapolis).Distance from Roman roads: ca. 5 km east of the road connecting Jerusalem with Shechem-Neapolis. Source of knowledgeArchaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: NameDate Conder and Kitchener1871-1877 Finkelstein, Lederman and Bunimovitz1981-1985 Bibliograpy: Conder, C. R. and Kitchener, H. H., 1882390 Bagatti, B., 1979 Avi-Yonah, M., 1984 Tsafrir, Y., Di Segni, L. and Green, J., 1994233-34 Finkelstein, I., Bunimvitz, S. and Lederman, Z., 1997II: 725-26 Bagatti, B., 2002 Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012180 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesDiscussion: The remains at the site are too scant for a positive identification of a monastery. The word "Deir" = monastery, in the name is suggestive but not conclusive to the identification. Added credence may be seen in the report by the SWP that a large, solitary structure was observed. Unfortunately, the stones of the structure were scavanged for building material in the twentieth century.State of certainty: Uncertain / Questionable General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: Remains of a solitary structure were reported by the SWP. These remains are no longer extant as the stones have been plundered. Today, only vestiges of the foundations were observed beneath modern animal pens. Small finds Detailed descriptionComponentsMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location unknown Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment Phase dateCentury: Early Christian / Byzantine Phase dateCentury: Unknown
