Mending the Mosaics of the Byzantine Church of Khirbet et-Tireh
Mending the Mosaics of the Byzantine Church of Khirbet et-Tireh
Date
2018-12-28
Authors
Al-Houdalieh, Salah
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Publisher
The American Institute for Maghrib Studies
Abstract
Khirbet et-Tireh, located approximately 16 km northwest of Jerusalem, is a multi-period site
with Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Early Islamic remains. Although the site had long
been neglected by archaeologists and begun to suer from urban expansion and looting,
several seasons of excavation conducted by Al Quds University beginning in 2013 have
unearthed an extraordinary range of monuments and features, including underground
chambers from the Roman era, a Byzantine and early Islamic fortication system, two
Byzantine churches, and more than 400 square meters of mosaic pavement.