Georgius

Name of structure: Georgius
Extended name of structure: Western church
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Israel
Region within country or main area: Haspin
City or area within region: Haspin
Date of structure: 500-50
Century of structure 1: 6 AD
Century of structure 2: 6 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Scattered tesserae on the bema.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

Green and gold foil.

Date of mosaic: 6C
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)? Unknown
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns: 1972: team led by Urman and Barlev on behalf of the staff officer for archaeology in the Golan
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Stern, E., Lewinson-Gilboa, A. & Aviram, J. (eds.), The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land 4 vols. (Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society & Carta; London: Simon & Schuster, 1993), vol. 2, 587.

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