Ḥaditha- - Church
Church Name, type, function
Site Name:
Ḥaditha-
Identification:
The site is identified with biblical Hadid and is mentioned in Maccabees and by Josephus. Eusebius describes Aditha, a village east of Diospolis. The settlement also appears in the Madaba Map.
Church name:
Church
Functional Type:
Unknown
Church type:
Unknown
Location
Coordinates, ITM system:
195.58
652.37
Coordinates, ICS system:
145.58
1,152.40
Geographical region:
Southern and Western Samaria
Topographical location:
The site located on a biblical tell.
Distance from nearest settlement:
ca. 5 km east of the city of Lod, south of Moshav Beth Nehemya.
Distance from Roman roads:
ca. 1.5 km north of the northern road between Diospolis (Lod) and Jerusalem.
Provincial affiliation:
Palaestina I
Bishopric:
Diospolis
Source of knowledge
General description
State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:
Structure (monastery?), which apparently served a ritual purpose. One of the structure rooms (chapel?), rectangular and oriented east-west, is paved in a colorful mosaic within which there are two inscriptions facing east as is customary in churches. The mosaic contains Nilotic theme and human depictions. The room measures: 5.25 m long, 4.25 m wide.
Description
Small finds
Small finds illustrative material:
Detailed description
Structure
Orientation:
Facing east
Architectural Evolution
| Dating material | Iconoclastic evidence | Phase no. | Century | Within century |
|---|---|---|---|---|
On the basis of the mosaic style, the structure is dated to the second half of the sixth century CE. | Phase 1 | 6th c. | Second half | |
Since there are no signs of iconoclasm, it seems reasonable to suggest that the structure was abandoned prior to the first quarter of the eighth century, apparently during the second half of the seventh century. | Abandonment | 7th c? | Second half |
Post Arab conquest history:
Abandoned