A Byzantine-Period Church at Ḥorbat Ḥadat (Hebrew, pp. 93*–118*; English summary, pp. 141–143)

Authors

• Uzi ‘Ad, Israel Antiquities Authority
• Orit Segal, Israel Antiquities Authority
• Oren Shmueli, Israel Antiquities Authority
• Rudolph Cohen, Israel Antiquities Authority

Abstract

Excavations at Ḥorbat Ḥadat revealed a church paved with colorful mosaic floors. Two phases of construction were discerned: an early phase, comprising a basilica-type church and a complex of adjacent rooms; and a later phase, when the plan of the church was altered and reduced in size. The construction of the church is dated according to a Greek inscription in a mosaic floor to the second half of the fifth century CE. It is plausible that the church belonged to a large agricultural monastery that was in use from the mid-fifth or early sixth century through the seventh or mid-eighth century CE.

Keywords

Modi‘in, Judean Shephelah, Lod Valley, chancel screen, column, mosaic, art, epigraphy, Greek inscription, Christianity, cross

Recommended Citation

‘Ad, U; Segal, O; Shmueli, O and Cohen, R. 2020. A Byzantine-Period Church at Ḥorbat Ḥadat (Hebrew, pp. 93*–118*; English summary, pp. 141–143). 'Atiqot 101.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1969

Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol101/iss1/11