Ḥ. Shaqof - Church
Church Name, type, function
Site Name:
Ḥ. Shaqof
Church name:
Church
Functional Type:
Unknown
Church type:
Unknown
Location
Coordinates, ITM system:
212,484.84
771,512.39
Coordinates, ICS system:
162,500.00
1,271,500.00
Geographical region:
Western Galilee
Provincial affiliation:
Phoenice I
Bishopric:
Ptolemais
Source of knowledge
General description
State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:
Only wall heads are visible. Finds found in the site include: fragments of decorated marble, a column with a cross in relief, fragments of marble grills with Greek inscriptions, fragments of a bronze chandelier, a large stone lintel decorated with rosettes.
People from the modern near by kibbutz say that there used to be a mosaic floor.
Description
Small finds
Small finds illustrative material:
Architectural Evolution
| Phase no. | Century |
|---|---|
Phase 1 | Early Christian / Byzantine |
Abandonment | Unknown |