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The Necropolis of Bet Guvrin–Eleutheropolisi

The Necropolis of Bet Guvrin–Eleutheropolisi

This large cemetery is associated with the city of Bet Guvrin–Eleutheropolis in the Judean Shephelah, which began as a Jewish village, then transforming into a central Roma–Byzantine polis and administrative center. The cemeteries comprise varying types of burial caves hewn into the soft-limestone bedrock in dense clusters over a prolonged period of some 500 years. The architecture, symbols and artifacts, including pottery, ceramic oil lamps, glass and other small finds, enabled a chronological typology of the caves, reflecting the socioeconomic and ethno-religious standing of the mixed pagan, Jewish and Christian population of the city.

EISBN

9789654065740

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Publisher

Israel Antiquities Authority

City

Jerusalem

Keywords

Burial caves, urban burials, painted tombs, Judean Shephelah

Disciplines

Historic Preservation and Conservation | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Life Sciences | Religion | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Download Full Text (31.6 MB)

Download Front Matter (45 KB)

Download Chapter 1: Introduction (46 KB)

Download Chapter 2: The Burial Caves in the Necropolis (10.7 MB)

Download Chapter 3: The Architecture and Typology (605 KB)

Download Chapter 4: The Chronological Framework of the Cemetery (37 KB)

Download Chapter 5: The Oil Lamps from the South Cemetery (1.1 MB)

Download Chapter 6: The Glass Vessels from the (200 KB)

Download Chapter 7: A Painted Tomb in the East Cemetery (518 KB)

Download Chapter 8: Urban Burial in Palestine in Light of the Bet Guvrin Necropolis (102 KB)

Download Chapter 9: Epilogue: Jews, Pagans and Christians in Bet Guvrin (33 KB)

Download References (98 KB)

Download Appendix 1: List of Tombs and Burial Caves (66 KB)


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