East Church

Name of structure: East Church
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Israel
Region within country or main area: Negev
City or area within region: Elusa
Date of structure:

Late Antique
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 7 AD
Specific place of mosaic: South chapel
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

Traces of gold foil tesserae found during 1979 and 1980 excavations.
Date of mosaic:

Late Antique
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 7 AD
Silver tessera at site: Unknown
Gold tessera at site: Yes
Colour tessera at site: Unknown
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? Unknown
Has analysis been done? Unknown
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns:

1938: Colt expedition led by J. T. Colin Daly
1973: team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem led by A. Negev
1979: team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
1980: team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Missisipi State University led by A. Negev
1990: team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem led by A. Negev
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Stern, E., Lewinson-Gilboa, A. &  Aviram, J. (eds.), New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, 4 vols. (Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society & Carta; London: Simon & Schuster, 1993),  vol. 1, 382.


Negev. A., 'Survey and trial excavations at Halusa (Elusa), 1973', IEJ 26 (1976), 89-95.  
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