Excavations as Listed in the Survey
|
| Site |
Size in Acres |
Periods Present |
| 1. Tel en-Nasbeh - Mizpah? (175) |
6+ |
Chal, EB I&II, IA I&II, Pers, Hell, Rom |
| 2. et-Tell (92) |
2.2 |
EB, IA I |
| 3. Betin (82) |
4 |
Chal, EB, IB, MB, LB II, IA I, Pers, Hell, Rom, Byz |
| 4. Raddana (69) |
2.5 |
EB I, IA I |
| 5. Kh. Haiyan (218) |
5 |
MB, Hell, Rom, Byz, Ott |
| 6. Kalandia farm (171) |
2 |
Hell-Rom |
| 7. Kh. Nisieh (Nisya) |
4+ |
EB, MB II, LB I, IA I&II, Pers, Hell, Rom, Byz, EIslam, Med |
Surface Surveys
|
| 71 Kh. el-Burj |
2.5 |
Hell, Rom, Byz, EIslam, Med, Ott |
| 73 Ras et-Tahuneh |
1+ |
EB, MB, LB I, IA I&II, EIslam, Med, Ott |
| 75 el-Q'ada |
|
IA II, Hell, Rom, Byz, EIslam/Med |
| 76 Ein el-Q'asa |
1 |
Hell, Rom, Byz, EIslam |
| 88 nn |
0.5 |
Byz, EIslam, Med |
| 84 Kh. el-Maqatir |
1 |
IA I, Hell, Rom |
| 85 (with el-Maqatir) |
0.5 |
MB, IA I |
| 86 Burj Beitin |
1 |
Byz, Med |
| 166 nn |
2.5 |
MB, IA I&II, Hell |
| 168 nn |
2.5+ |
MB, IA I&II, Hell, Rom, Byz, EIslam, Med, Ott |
| 172 'Ein Umm esh-Sharayit |
10 |
EB, MB, IA I&II, Hell, Rom, Byz, EIslam, Med, Ott |
| 174 Kh. Suweika |
1 |
Hell, Rom, Byz, EIslam |
| 177 Sheikh Salah |
0.2 |
MB, IA II |
| 178 Crusader Church, el-Bira |
1 |
Remains of Crusader Church |
| 181 Kh. Kafr Tas |
1 |
IA I, Byz, EIslam, Med, Ott |
| 182 Kafr Aqab |
1 |
Hell, Byz, EIslam, Med, Ott |
| 185 nn |
1 |
IA II, Byz, EIslam, Med, Ott |
| 186 nn |
1 |
Byz |
| 187 nn |
1 |
Byz |
| 191 nn |
2.5 |
MB, Byz |
| 193 esh-Sheikh Sheiban |
1+ |
Rom, Byz, Ott |
| 199 nn |
1 |
Byz, EIslam |
| 201 nn |
2 |
Hell, Rom, Byz, EIslam |
| 204 nn |
1.5 |
Pers, Hell, Rom, Byz, (EIslam?), Med, Ott |
| 205 nn |
1+ |
IA I&II, Hell, Rom, EIslam, Med, Ott |
| 207 Burqa |
2.5 |
Hell/Rom, Byz, Med, Ott |
| 217 Qasr et-Tazziz |
0.5 |
Ott |
| 219 Deir Dibwan |
|
MB, IA II, Rom, Byz, Med, Ott |
We are fortunate in having had a thorough survey of the region done by others, and made available
to all through the Israeli Antiquities Authority (Finkelstein and Magen 1993). This summary of a portion
of the Survey reveals a rather heavy concentration of settlements in antiquity.
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Most sites
smaller than 0.5 acre are not listed