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Lawiye

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Unexcavated
Selected Surveyors: Laurence Oliphant (1885), Dan Urman (1968), Zvi Maoz (1980)
Main Finds: Architectural elements including a lion.
Site Condition: Accessible. Some stones are in the Golan Archaeological Museum.
Head of a lion Epsteien 1982: 126, courtesy of the Israel Exploration society

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Golan
65, Jordan

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography
  1. Meir, D. and Meir, E. Ancient Synagogues of the Golan. Jerusalem, 2015: 166.
  2. Urman, D. "Public Structures And Jewish Communities In The Golan Heights" in Ancient Synagogues. ed. D. Urman and P. Flesher, Leiden, 1995: 545-546.

Photos:

Photos
Architectural fragment, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architectural fragment, courtesy of Eran Meir
Architectural fragment, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architectural fragment, courtesy of Eran Meir
Architectural fragment, courtesy of Eran Meir © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>
Architectural fragment, courtesy of Eran Meir

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