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The Digital Archaeological Atlas of the Holy Land

 


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DAAHL Site Record for H. Bet Loya [1] 18:103:

DAAHL SITE #: 343102258
FIELD / INSTITUTION #: 3-8/8
SITE NAME: H. Bet Loya [1] 18:103
LATITUDE: 31.56396
LONGITUDE: 34.92815
PRIMARY REFERENCE: Israel Antiquities Authority
NOTES: Pottery: Iron II (spread over c. 10 dunams in the settlement remains similar to those from Tel Lakhish Strata IV-II), Persian (scanty finds, c. 1 dunam--a scatter), Hellenistic and Roman (numerous finds in the settlement remains), Byzantine (numerous finds in the church and burial caves), Early Islamic (numerous finds spread over c. 15 dunams in the settlement remains), Mamluk (decorated sherds--a scatter) and Ottoman (a sheikh’s tomb and pens--temporary occupation). In 2005 excavations resumed at the site under the direction of O. Gottfeld, on behalf of the Institute of Archaeology in Jerusalem with assistance from the Mormon Kimber Academy of the United States. Another oil press and a tunnel complex, partly blocked, were exposed.
Site Contributed by:
CONTRIBUTOR: Dr. Gideon Avni    
INSTITUTION: Excavations and Surveys Dept. Israel Antiquities Authority
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 586, Jerusalem 91004, Israel
E-MAIL: gideon@israntique.org.il
URL: http://www.antiquities.org.il
LINKS: IAA Site Record
IAA Map Record
DATA DESCRIPTION: Early Brone IV site and survey data from Israel. These sites were delivered in Israel TM projection, and converted to WGS 84 with ReprojectME.

 

Site Components:
PERIOD FEATURE TYPE SIZE (ha) DESCRIPTION
Unspecified Village Site (No Fortifications) Remains of settlement
Unspecified Cave / Rockshelter Rock-hewn cave
Unspecified Church / Chapel Church
Unspecified Monastery / Convent Monastery
Unspecified Agricultural Terrace/Plot Agricultural terrace
Unspecified Oil Press Oil press
Unspecified Wine Press Winepress
Unspecified Cistern Water cistern
Unspecified Animal Pen Animal pen
Unspecified Cairn Stone heap
Unspecified Other Industrial Installations Pressing installation
Unspecified Burial In Natural Cave Burial cave
Unspecified Colombarium Columbarium
Unspecified Greek Inscription Greek inscription
Unspecified Tomb Sheikh's tomb
Unspecified Industrial Installation / Site / Debris Crushing basin
Unspecified Hiding Complex Tunnel (of a hiding refuge)
Unspecified Burial Chamber/Niche/Trough Burial trough
Unspecified Structural Remains Structural remains
Unspecified Other Hewn Features / Installations Hewn steps
Unspecified Stairs Staircase
Iron II Other / Unspecified
Iron II Multi Period Site
Persian (Iron III) Other / Unspecified
Persian (Iron III) Multi Period Site
Hellenistic Other / Unspecified
Hellenistic Multi Period Site
Byzantine Other / Unspecified
Byzantine Multi Period Site
Early Islamic Other / Unspecified
Early Islamic Multi Period Site
Mamluk Other / Unspecified
Mamluk Multi Period Site
Ottoman Other / Unspecified
Ottoman Multi Period Site
Site Pictures:
DESCRIPTION THUMBNAIL
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103.3. Rock-hewn vat, used for crushing olives.
103.2. General view of the ruin, looking northeast.
103.1. Aerial view of the site, looking east.
103.4. Pottery, Iron II: 1 bowl (Lakhish II); 2 bowl; 3 jar; Iron IIC: 4 burnished bowl (Lakhish II); 5 bowl; Persian: 6 bowl; Byzantine: 7 LRCIII bowl; Early Islamic: 8 cup.