A Church and Village Remains from the Byzantine Period at Pardessiya in the Sharon (Hebrew, pp. 67–89; English summary, pp. 67*–68*)

Authors

Etan Ayalon

Abstract

In a salvage excavation at the site, located in the heart of the Sharon plain, the remains of buildings, agricultural installations, cisterns, a well and industrial waste of glass production were uncovered. The main building excavated is a church, erected in the fifth–sixth centuries CE, divided into three sections. Its floors were adorned with colorful mosaics, depicting floral patterns and a Greek inscription. This church, and other churches unearthed in the region, point to the possibility that the Christian incursion into the Sharon plain was less than previously estimated. In the seventh century CE the church was turned into an olive-oil plant; later, two limekilns were built.

Keywords

Christianity, marble, numismatics, saints

Recommended Citation

Ayalon, Etan (2008) "A Church and Village Remains from the Byzantine Period at Pardessiya in the Sharon (Hebrew, pp. 67–89; English summary, pp. 67*–68*)," 'Atiqot: Vol. 58, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1403
Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol58/iss1/8