Dana

Other Name: Danna

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine

Excavation: Unexcavated

Selected Surveyors: Gideon Foerster (first published 1966)

Main Finds: Lintel with menorah and incense shovels and other monumental architectural fragments.

Site Condition: Accessible.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Gal, Z. "Ancient Synagogues in the Eastern Lower Galilee" in Ancient Synagogues: Historical Analysis and Archaeological Discovery. ed. D. Urman and P.V.M. Flesher, Vol. 1, Leiden, 1995: 167-168.

Bibliographic citation of this page

Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 10 July 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/dana/

Photos:

Photos

Menorah lintel Ilan 1991: 121, courtesy of Almoga Ilan

Decorated lintel Ilan 1991: 121, courtesy of Almoga Ilan

Columns IAA survey (see link below) map 46 site 43 fig. 2 , courtesy of Zvi Gal and the Israel Antiquities Authority © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

Dana | Columns IAA survey (see link below) map 46 site 43 fig. 2 , courtesy of Zvi Gal and the Israel Antiquities Authority

Plans and Drawings:

Plans

Links:

Links

Danna - Archaeological survey of Israel