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The Digital Archaeological Atlas of the Holy Land

 


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DAAHL Site Record for Khirbet el-Khan el-Ahmar 68:68:

DAAHL SITE #: 353109033
FIELD / INSTITUTION #: 18+13/13/02
SITE NAME: Khirbet el-Khan el-Ahmar 68:68
LATITUDE: 31.79239
LONGITUDE: 35.33630
PRIMARY REFERENCE: Israel Antiquities Authority
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 Caravanserai / Khan / Inn / Hospice Khan (caravansary)
Unspecified Church / Chapel Church
Unspecified Monastery / Convent Monastery
Unspecified Tomb Tomb
Byzantine Other / Unspecified
Byzantine Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Early Islamic Other / Unspecified
Early Islamic Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Crusader Other / Unspecified
Crusader Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Mamluk Other / Unspecified
Mamluk Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Ottoman Other / Unspecified
Ottoman Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Site Pictures:
DESCRIPTION THUMBNAIL
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26. A barrel vault in the cistern's roof.
25. The upper part of the cistern's vaults.
24. A barrel vault in the roof of the cistern and a thick layer of plaster.
23. The vaults in the cistern, view from above.
22. The vaults in the cistern.
21. The bottom of the cistern, looking north.
20. The cistern, looking north.
19. The cistern east of the church, looking northeast.
18. A decorated mosaic in the church.
17. The floor of the church.
16. The church, looking southeast.
15. General view of the northwestern part of the site.
14. General view of the northwestern part of the site.
13. The rooms of the western wing at the site.
12. The edge of the courtyard and eastern wing.
11. Rooms in the northwestern wing.
10a. The crypt, looking south.
10. The stepped corridor leading to the crypt, looking east.
9. The floor of the church, looking east.
8. The southeastern wing at the site (1990), the floor of the church is shining opposite.
7. The eastern wing at the site (1990).
6. The wall, general view looking east.
5. The wall, general view looking southwest.
4. Guardroom next to the monastery entrance, looking southeast.
3. The gate of the monastery/khan (1990), looking southwest.
2. The wall, general view looking southeast.
1. Plan of the monastery at Khan el-Ahmar (after Hirschfeld 2002: 127, Fig. 56).