062) Na‘aran, Khirbet (Naaran, Neara, Doq)
[PADIS code 0008] دﻴوﻚ) ﻧﻌراﻦ ﺧرﺒﺔ) :Arabic
Site ancient name: Naarah, Naaran, Neara, Doq.
Site location: Lat. +31° 53' 42.70" N; Long. +35° 25' 25.62" E.
Site extension: 5 dunams.
State of preservation: partly preserved, partly under modern cultivations.
Occupational periods: Byzantine , Early Islamic .
Plates: I, III, LXX-LXXII.
Byzantine Period
Site typology: village.
Public architecture: synagogue.
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Domestic architecture: houses.
Funerary architecture: loculi.
Material culture: sarcophagi, mosaics with inscriptions, glass vessels, coins, bronze pins and tools, ivory tool, basalt vessels, pottery.
Bibliography: Clermont-Ganneau 1896, 21-23; Vincent 1919; 1921a; 1921b; 1961; Sukenik 1930, 28-31; Augustinović 1951, 142-143; Magen 1983; Netzer 1983, 72-73; Avi-Yonah 1993; Ariotti 2004; Yahya 2007, 19-20; Greenberg - Keinan 2009, 62-63, site n. 273.
Early Islamic Period
Site typology: architectural remains.
Public architecture: synagogue.
Material culture: coins, pottery.
Bibliography: Netzer 1983, 72-73; Greenberg - Keinan 2009, 62-63, site n. 273.
Bibliography Ariotti, A. 2004 "A Missing Piece Found:Bulletin Tracing of the the History Anglo-Israel of a22 Mosaic Archaeological(2004), Fragment pp. 9-22. Society at the Church of St. James From Jericho to Sidney and Back Again", in
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Augustinović, A. 1951 Gerico e dintorni , Jerusalem 1951 (in particular pp. 142-143). Avi-Yonah, M. 1993 "Na‘aran", in E. Stern (ed.), New Encyclopedia of Archaeological, Vol. 3, Jerusalem Excavations 1993, pp.in the 1075-1076. Holy Land
Clermont-Ganneau, C. 1896 Archaeological Research, Vol.in Palestine II, London During 1896 the (in Yearsparticular 1873-1874 pp. 21-23). Greenberg, R. - Keinan, A. 2009 Israeli Archaeological Activity, Jerusalem in the West2009 Bank(in particular 1967-2007. pp. 62-63, A Sourcebook site n. 273, map 2). Magen, Y. 1983 "The Synagogue at Na‘aran",Qardom in 28-30 (1983), pp. 57-64 (Hebr.).
Netzer, E. 1983 "Na‘aran", in Excavations and Surveys 4 in(1983), Israel pp. 72-73.
Sukenik, E.L. 1930 Ancient Synagogues in Palestine and Greece, London 1930 (in particular pp. 28-31).
Vincent, L.-H. 1919 "Le sanctuaire juif d'‘AïnRevue Douq", Biblique in 16 (1919), pp. 532-536.
1921a "Le sanctuaire juif d'‘AïnRevue Douq", Biblique in 30 (1921), pp. 442-443.
1921b "La synagogue de Noarah",Revue in Biblique 30 (1921), pp. 579-601.
1961 "Un Sanctuaire dans la RégionRevue Bibliquede Jéricho. La Synagogue 68 (1961), de pp. Na‘arah", 163-173. in
Yahya, A. 2007 PACE Tourguide of Jericho, Ramallah & Vicinity. 2007 Historical, (in particular Archaeological pp. 19-20). and Religious Sites
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