Abstract
Human skeletal remains were found in a grave underneath the floor of a central room in the Byzantine monastery at Har Ḥoma, indicating the primary burial of an adult male. Burials beneath the floors of Byzantine-period monasteries are common in the Jerusalem region.
Keywords
anthropology, demography, cemetery
Recommended Citation
Nagar, Yossi
(2022)
"The Skeletal Remains of a Byzantine-Period Monk from Har Ḥoma (p. 301),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 106, Article 23.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1888
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol106/iss1/23
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