Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Wadi Nu'eima IIMonastery name: Monastery (?)Monastery type: CenobiumMonastery category: Desert LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 246,719.00642,494.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 196,716.00142,492.00 Geographical region: Southern Jordan ValleyProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: Regio JerichoTopographical location: On a hill on the southern banks of Wadi Nu'eimaDistance from nearest bishop-seat: ca. 3 km (Jericho)Distance from nearest settlement: ca. 3 km (Jericho)Distance from Roman roads: ca. 3 km Source of knowledgeArchaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: NameDate Augustinović1951 Bar Adon1967-1968 Hirschfeld1983 Bibliograpy: Augustinović, A., 1951159-60 Bar-Adon, P., 1972114 Hirschfeld, Y., 1983236 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesState of certainty: Uncertain / Questionable General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: The surveyors noted structures. These were not defined. Small findsSmall finds: CategoryDescription PotteryShards dated to the Byzantine period GlassFragments of glass vessels OtherTesserae Detailed descriptionStructureMaterials applied (walls): LimestoneBrick ComponentsMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location No traces Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment General outline: Remains of structures, dressed stones and bricks. Dating material: Pottery was dated generally to the Byzantine period. Phase dateCentury: Early Christian / Byzantine Dating material: Based on the absence of later finds, the monastery was probably abandoned after the Arab conquest. Phase dateCentury: 7th c?
