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Meiron
Other Name:
Meron
Religion:
Jewish
Archaeological Evidences:
Period:
Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation:
Excavated
Excavators:
Heinrich Kohl and Carl Watzinger (1905); Eric Meyrs, James Strange and Carol Meyers (1971-2).
Main Finds:
Southern facade with two entrances (third reconstructed). West wall carved in bedrock.
Site Condition:
In Moshav Meron, open to public, road closed on Saturday
Inner southern wall. Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Geographic Details
Geographical Region:
Upper Galilee
74, מירון, ישראל
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Selected Bibliography:
Selected Bibliography
Meyers, E. M. and Meyers, C. "The Meiron Synagogue" in
Ancient Synagogues Revealed: 1981-2022
. ed. L. I. Levine, Z. Weiss, U. Leibner, Jerusalem, Israel Exploration Society, 2023: 28-33.
Meyers, E. "Early Meiron — Five Seasons of Excavations"
Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands
13, 1980: 111-113, (Hebrew).
Meyers, E. M. and Strange, J. F.
Excavations at Ancient Meiron; Upper Galilee; Israel. 1971-1972; 1974-1975
. Cambridge, Cambridge MA, 1981.
Kohl, H. and Watzinger, C.
Antike Synagogen in Galilaea
. Leipzig, 1916: 80-88.
Meyers, E.M. "Meiron"
The New Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land
. 1993: 1026-1027.
Spigel, C.S.
Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities
. Tubingen, 2012: 113-119.
Photos:
Photos
The facade, looking North - Gilead Peli all rights reserve
Inner southern wall. Gilead Peli all rights reserved
Rockpcut western wall. Gilead Peli, all rights reserved
View on Mount Meron and the Synagogue Ruins | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:80
View From the Synagogue Ruins | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:81
The Wall Of the Synagogue Facade- Inside View | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:85
The West Part of the Synagogue's Facade | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:83
The Synagogue Gallery- Inside View | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:85
Three Side Doors Lintels- Section | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:84
Column and Corner Coloumn of the Inner Colonade | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:86
Doric Capital | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:86
Fragments of the Synagogue Architrave- Section | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:87
Cornice- Section | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:87
Heart Shaped Coulumn- Sketch | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:87
The Synagogue Facade- Looking East | Meyers 1980: 111. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
Plans:
Plans
Plan - Meyers, Strange, Meyers 1981:16. Courtesy of Eric Meyers.
Facade reconstruction - Meyers, Strange and Meyers 1981:12. Courtesy of Eric Meyers
Section reconstruction - Meyers, Strange, Meyers 1982:13. Courtesy of Eric Meyers
Isometric view of remains - Meyers, Strange, Meyers 1981:11. Courtesy of Eric Meyers
Meiron-Front's Reconstrucion | Kohl and Watzinger 1916:84
Meiron- Field's Sketch | Kohl and Watzinger 1916: Tafel XI
Meiron- Plan | Kohl and Watzinger 1916: Tafel XI
Sketch of the Synagogue Facade and Later Structures Beside | Meyers 1980: 111. Courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society
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