Sprache:
Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
Palestine Exploration Quarterly
Angaben zur Quelle:
155,2 (2023) 146-165
Schlagwort(e):
Church buildings
;
Roads History
;
Mishor ha-Hof (Israel) Antiquities
;
Eretz Israel Antiquities, Byzantine
Kurzfassung:
A monumental building at the coastal site of Tel ‘Afar, on the Via Maris—the road linking Antioch and Alexandria, was previously identified as the villa of a wealthy citizen of Caesarea. A new geological and archaeological survey at the site and re-examination of the findings from previous excavations, provide a new interpretation of the function and character of this building. Taken together, the analysis of the ceramic assemblage and the architectural plan along with the elements, all suggest that the structure was a Christian basilica, dated to the Byzantine period (6th–mid-7th centuries ce). Therefore, this evidence calls for a revaluation and classification of Tel ‘Afar either as a monastery or church on a private coastal estate.
DOI:
10.1080/00310328.2022.2058265
URL:
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