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The Kathisma church and monastery of Mary Theotokos on the Jerusalem-Bethlehem road : Final Report of the 1992, 1997, 1999 and 2000 excavation seasons / Rina Avner with contributions by Donald T. Ariel, Ariel Berman, Leah Di Segne, Gerald Finkielsztejn, Yael Gorin-Rosen and Tamar Winter.

By: Avner, RinaContributor(s): Ariel, Donald T | Berman, Ariel | Di Segni, L. (Leah) | Finkielsztejn, Gérald | Gorin-Rosin, Yael | Winter, TamarMaterial type: TextTextSeries: IAA reports ; no. 69.Publisher: Jerusalem : Israel Antiquities Authority, 2022Description: ix, 321 pages : illustrationen ; 27 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9789654067539; 9654067536Subject(s): Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel | Christian antiquities -- Israel | Church architecture -- Israel | Christian antiquities | Church architecture | Excavations (Archaeology) | IsraelLOC classification: DS108.9 | .A964 2022
Contents:
Introduction / Rina Avner -- The octagonal church-architecture and stratigraphy / Rina Avner -- The entrance atria and the monastery - architecture and stratigraphy / Rina Avner -- Th e mosaic floors / Rina Avner -- The inscriptions / Leah Di Segni -- Architectural elements and liturgical furniture / Rina Avner -- The coins / Donald T. Ariel and Ariel Berman -- The pottery / Rina Avner -- The glass finds / Yael Gorin-Rosen and Tamar Winter -- The Kathisma Church in its historical context in the early Islamic period / Rina Avner -- Summary and discussion / Rina Avner -- Appendiz 1: A Rhodian stamped amphora handle from Kathisma / Gerald Finkielsztein -- Appendix 2: List of selected loci and walls.
Summary: "The unprecedented finds revealed in the Kathisma excavations constitute one of the most important, and unexpected, discoveries of Early Christian architecture in the Holy Land in recent decades. The site has attracted keen interest not only from the scholarly community, but also from the general public worldwide, and in particular from the general public worldwide, and in particular from religious Christians." --From Preface.
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Includes biographical references.

Introduction / Rina Avner -- The octagonal church-architecture and stratigraphy / Rina Avner -- The entrance atria and the monastery - architecture and stratigraphy / Rina Avner -- Th e mosaic floors / Rina Avner -- The inscriptions / Leah Di Segni -- Architectural elements and liturgical furniture / Rina Avner -- The coins / Donald T. Ariel and Ariel Berman -- The pottery / Rina Avner -- The glass finds / Yael Gorin-Rosen and Tamar Winter -- The Kathisma Church in its historical context in the early Islamic period / Rina Avner -- Summary and discussion / Rina Avner -- Appendiz 1: A Rhodian stamped amphora handle from Kathisma / Gerald Finkielsztein -- Appendix 2: List of selected loci and walls.

"The unprecedented finds revealed in the Kathisma excavations constitute one of the most important, and unexpected, discoveries of Early Christian architecture in the Holy Land in recent decades. The site has attracted keen interest not only from the scholarly community, but also from the general public worldwide, and in particular from the general public worldwide, and in particular from religious Christians." --From Preface.