Naaran

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Louis Hugues Vincent (1921)
Main Finds: Columns, mosaic with zodiac, Menorah and other images. Hebrew and Aramiac inscriptions. Site damaged in iconoclasmic attack.
Inscriptions: Aramiac and Hebrew (Naveh 1978: 93-102, Werlin 2015: 36-56)
Mosaics: Yes
Site Condition: Open to public. Under Palestinian Authority control.
Avi Yonah 1993: 1076, courtesy of the israel Exploration Society

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Judea

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Werlin, S. The Late Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine. Leiden, 2015: 29-69.
  2. Ariotti, A. "A Missing Piece Found: Tracing the History of a Mosaic Fragment at the Church of Saint James from Jericho to Sydney and Back Again" Bulletin of the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society 22, 2004: 1-22.
  3. Avi Yonah, M. "Naaran" The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 1993: 1075-1076.
  4. Spigel, C.S. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities. Tubingen, 2012: 281-285.
  5. Werlin, S. The Late Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine. Leiden, 2015: 29-69.

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Plans and Drawings:

Plans
Avi Yonah 1993: 1075, courtesy of the israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Avi Yonah 1993: 1075, courtesy of the israel Exploration Society
Avi Yonah 1993: 1076, courtesy of the israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Avi Yonah 1993: 1076, courtesy of the israel Exploration Society

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