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Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee

Gush Halav Upper

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Unexcavated
Selected Surveyors: Victor Guerin (1863), Mordechai Aviam (2006)
Main Finds: Decorative architectural stones including lintel and heart shaped pillar.
Site Condition: Most of the elements are in a private courtyard. some around the Church of St. Butrus, and one in the Meron field school.
Fragment of a lintel Aviam 2009: 47 fig. 2, courtesy of Moti Aviam and the Israel Exploration Society

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Upper Galilee
89, Jish, Israel

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Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography
  1. Kohl, H. and Watzinger, C. Antike Synagogen in Galilaea. Leipzig, 1916: 107.
  2. Aviam, M. "Unpublished fragments of architectural elements from the upper synagogue at Gush Halav" in Man Near A Roman Arch; Studies presented to Prof. Yoram Tsafrir. ed. L. Di Segni; Y. Hirschfeld; J. Patrich and R. Talgam, Jerusalem, 2009: 47-53.
Photos
Fragment of a lintel Aviam 2009: 47 fig. 2, courtesy of Moti Aviam and the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Fragment of a lintel Aviam 2009: 47 fig. 2, courtesy of Moti Aviam and the Israel Exploration Society
Gable corner Aviam 2009: 48 fig. 4, courtesy of Moti Aviam and the Israel Exploration Societyner © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Gable corner Aviam 2009: 48 fig. 4, courtesy of Moti Aviam and the Israel Exploration Societyner
A "heart shaped" pillar Aviam 2009: 48 fig. 6, courtesy of Moti Aviam and the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
A "heart shaped" pillar Aviam 2009: 48 fig. 6, courtesy of Moti Aviam and the Israel Exploration Society
Aviam 2008: 49 fig. 8 ,courtesy of Moti Aviam and the Israel Exploration Society © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Shell Ornament | Aviam 2008: 49 fig. 8 ,courtesy of Moti Aviam and the Israel Exploration Society
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:107 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Arch Fragment | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:107
Kohl and Watzinger 1916:107 © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Corinthian Capital | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:107
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