Beit Tima - Church
Church Name, type, function
Site Name:
Beit Tima
Church name:
Church
Functional Type:
Unknown
Church type:
Unknown
Location
Coordinates, ITM system:
165.81
614.75
Coordinates, ICS system:
115.81
1,114.80
Geographical region:
Southern Coastal Plain
Distance from nearest bishop-seat:
ca. 9.5 km east-southeast of Ascalon.
Distance from Roman roads:
ca. 2 km south of the road between Ascalon and Eleutheropolis.
Provincial affiliation:
Palaestina I
Source of knowledge
General description
State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:
Marble columns and capitals; tessellated pavement.
Description
Small finds
Small finds illustrative material:
Architectural Evolution
Phase no. | Century |
---|---|
Phase 1 | Early Christian / Byzantine |
Abandonment | Unknown |