075) Quruntul, Jebel: the fortress of Dock/Duyuk
[PADIS code 0129]
Arabic: جبل قرنطل: قلعة دوك
Site ancient name: Dagon, Doq, Castellum Dock.
Site location: Lat. +31° 52' 29.11" N; Long. 35° 25' 49.96" E.
Site extension: 5 dunams.
State of preservation: preserved.
Occupational periods: Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Crusader, Late Islamic, Ottoman.
Plates: I, III, LXXIII-LXXIV.
Hellenistic Period
Site typology: fortress.
Public architecture: fortress, water supply system.
Bibliography: Guérin 1874, 44; Conder - Kitchener 1883, 204; Augustinović 1951, 130-131, 136-138; Donceel-Voûte 1999, 98-99.
Roman Period
Site typology: fortress.
Public architecture: fortress, moat, water supply system.
Material culture: capitals, pottery.
Bibliography: Guérin 1874, 44; Conder - Kitchener 1883, 204; Augustinović 1951, 130-131, 136-138; Netzer 2006, 206-207.
Byzantine Period
Site typology: church.
Public architecture: church.
Material culture: capitals, architectural features.
Bibliography: Augustinović 1951, 131, 135; Cirelli - Zagari 2000, 366.
Crusader Period
Site typology: fortress.
Public architecture: fortress (Castellum Dock).
Bibliography: Augustinović 1951, 131; Benvenisti 1970, 357-358; Cirelli - Zagari 2000, 369; Amit 2002.
Late Islamic/Ottoman Period
Site typology: church.
Public architecture: church.
Bibliography: Augustinović 1951, 131-134.
Bibliography
Amit D. | |
2002 | "The aqueduct of the fortress Dok (Dagon)", in D. Amit - J. Patrich - Y. Hirschfeld (eds.), The Aqueducts of Israel (Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementum 46), Portsmouth 2002, pp. 330-335. |
Augustinović, A. | |
1951 | Gerico e dintorni, Jerusalem 1951 (in particular pp. 130-138, figs. 43-45). |
Benvenisti, M. | |
1970 | The Crusaders in the Holy Land, Jerusalem 1970 (in particular pp. 357-358). |
Cirelli, E. - Zagari, F. | |
2000 | "Gerico in epoca bizantina e islamica. Problemi e proposte di ricerca", in Archeologia Medievale 27 (2000), pp. 365-376 (in particular pp. 366, 369). |
Conder, C.R. - Kitchener, H.H. | |
1883 | The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Volume III. Sheets XVII-XXVI. Judaea, London 1883 (in particular p. 204). |
Donceel-Voûte, P. | |
1999 | "Jéricho Asmonéenne et Hérodienne", in Dossier d'Archéologie 240 (Jan./Fév. 1999), pp. 98-105 (in particular pp. 98-99). |
Guèrin, V. | |
1874 | Description géographique, historique et archéologique de la Palestine I: Samaria, Paris 1874 (in particular p. 44). |
Netzer, E. | |
2006 | The Architecture of Herod, the Great Builder, Tübingen 2006 (in particular pp. 206-207). |