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                    ʻAbud - Sta. Anastasia; Deir Nostas; Deir Nestesieh
            
      
      Church Name, type, function
      Site Name:&nbsp;ʻAbudIdentification:&nbsp;The site name is variously written ‘Âbûd; ‘Abūd; el-‘Abūd; A’boud.Church name:&nbsp;Sta. Anastasia; Deir Nostas; Deir NestesiehFunctional Type:&nbsp;MonasticDedication:&nbsp;Sta. AnastasiaChurch type:&nbsp;Chapel
      Location
      Coordinates, ITM system:&nbsp;
  
    206.60658.00  

Coordinates, ICS system:&nbsp;
  
    156.601,158.10  

Geographical region:&nbsp;Southern and Western SamariaTopographical location:&nbsp;A mountain slope.Distance from nearest bishop-seat:&nbsp;30 km from Jerusalem.Distance from nearest settlement:&nbsp;Part of the settlement of 'Abud.Distance from Roman roads:&nbsp;Overlooking the ancient road between Aphek-Antipatris and Jericho. Provincial affiliation:&nbsp;Palaestina I
      Source of knowledge
      
      Archaeological remains
      Surveyed siteSurveyors:&nbsp;
 NameDate 

 Conder, C. R. and Kitchener H. H. (PEF)1873 
 Schneider, A. M. 1933 
 Bagatti, B.1959 


Bibliograpy:&nbsp;

 Guérin, V., 1875 
 Schneider, A. M., 1933 
 Bagatti, B., 1959-1960 
 Ovadiah, A., 1970 
 Schick, R., 1995 
 Wharton, A. J., 1995 
 White, L. M., 1996 
 Finkelstein, I., Lederman, Z., Bunimovitz, S. and Benenson, I., 1997 
 Bagatti, B., 2002 
 Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012 


Abbreviation for Journals and Series
      General description
      State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:&nbsp;A chapel 12.6X5.8m in&nbsp;dimensions&nbsp;(according to Ovadiah);&nbsp;14.1X7.3m&nbsp;(according to Pringle) or 10.6X5.9 m&nbsp;(according to Malka). Guerin describes a basilical church with a narthex, but the findings are those of a chapel.

      Description
      Illustrative material:&nbsp;

      
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Façade and entries:&nbsp;One entrance at the western wall and one window (or a niche) at the southern wall.
Lateral walls:&nbsp;Thickness of walls is 0.7 m (According to Ovadiah) or 1.1 m (According to Pringle).
Nave:&nbsp;The curvature of the inside wall-faces indicates that the nave was barrel-vaulted, Probably with a pointed profile. Near the eastern end of the southern wall there still survives a pointed-arched opening, 3.6 m wide (Pringle).
Bema, chancel screen and apse:&nbsp;Depth of the apse is 1.7m. 

      Small finds
      Small finds:&nbsp;
 CategoryDescription 

 PotterySherds of orange-fires coarse pottery were found in the mortar of the walls, and sherds of coarse unglazed pottery were found around the site. 


Small finds illustrative material:&nbsp;

      
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      Detailed description
      
      Structure
      Orientation:&nbsp;Facing eastMaterials applied (walls):&nbsp;LimestoneAtrium:&nbsp;NoWater cistern:&nbsp;NoNarthex:&nbsp;NoEast end:&nbsp;External apse, quadrangularCentral Apse Category:&nbsp;apsidal
      Architectural Evolution
      
 Dating materialPhase no.Century 

 Seventh to eighth century according to Schneider, based on the style of the building. Ninth to eleventh century according to Pringle, based on the style of the opening to the south.
Phase 110th c. 
 There is no evidence to date the abandonment of the church.
AbandonmentUnknown 


Post Arab conquest history:&nbsp;Built anewPost conquest history comments:&nbsp;There is no exact dating, but it appears the church was rebuilt after the conquest.Conclusions:&nbsp;The chapel seems to be Mediaeval. Pringle&#039;s date should be preferred. 
  
  
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