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Name of structure: Unknown
Extended name of structure: Khirbet al-Karak
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Israel
Region within country or main area: Galilee
City or area within region: Khirbat al-Karak
Date of structure: 528/9
Century of structure 1: 6 AD
Century of structure 2: 6 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Loose scattered tesserae, some in chunks with plaster, on the ground in the nave and in room L 11:3.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

Colours: blues, greens, amber, gold foil. Chunks suggest representational mosaic rather than geometrical design.

Date of mosaic: 528/9
Century of mosaic 1: 6 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 6 AD
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: Yes
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? No
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns: 1952-3: team from the Oriental Institute of University of Chicago led by P. Delougaz & R. Haines
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Delougaz, P. &  Haines, R. C.,  A Byzantine church at Khirbat al-Karak (American Academy in Rome, Istituto Austriaco Roma, 1960).

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