Abstract
Excavations were conducted along the railway tracks from Tel Aviv to Haifa on the eastern fringes of Tel Shiqmona, located on the outskirts of modern-day Haifa. The finds from the excavation were extremely meager; however, they offered a new understanding of the nature and size of the site. The architectural remains represent a single occupation dating to the Byzantine period, based on ceramic and numismatic evidence. The excavation results determined that the site covered an area of no more than 50 dunams (12.5 acres) and was occupied by Jews. Thus, Shiqmona was identified as a large, Byzantine-period village.
Keywords
Mediterranean coast, imported pottery, mosaic, historical sources, ethnicity, Christianity
Recommended Citation
Hirschfeld, Yizhar
(2006)
"Excavations at Shiqmona—1994 (pp. 131–143),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 51, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1187
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol51/iss1/11
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