062) Na‘aran, Khirbet (Naaran, Neara, Doq)
[PADIS code 0008]
Arabic: (خربة نعران (ديوك
Site ancient name: Naarah, Naaran, Neara, Doq.
Site location: Lat. +31° 53' 42.70" N; Long. +35° 25' 25.62" E.
Site extension: 5 dunams.
State of preservation: partly preserved, partly under modern cultivations.
Occupational periods: Byzantine, Early Islamic.
Plates: I, III, LXX-LXXII.
Byzantine Period
Site typology: village.
Public architecture: synagogue.
Domestic architecture: houses.
Funerary architecture: loculi.
Material culture: sarcophagi, mosaics with inscriptions, glass vessels, coins, bronze pins and tools, ivory tool, basalt vessels, pottery.
Bibliography: Clermont-Ganneau 1896, 21-23; Vincent 1919; 1921a; 1921b; 1961; Sukenik 1930, 28-31; Augustinović 1951, 142-143; Magen 1983; Netzer 1983, 72-73; Avi-Yonah 1993; Ariotti 2004; Yahya 2007, 19-20; Greenberg - Keinan 2009, 62-63, site n. 273.
Early Islamic Period
Site typology: architectural remains.
Public architecture: synagogue.
Material culture: coins, pottery.
Bibliography: Netzer 1983, 72-73; Greenberg - Keinan 2009, 62-63, site n. 273.
Bibliography
| Ariotti, A. | |
| 2004 | "A Missing Piece Found: Tracing the History of a Mosaic Fragment at the Church of St. James From Jericho to Sidney and Back Again", in Bulletin of the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society 22 (2004), pp. 9-22. |
| Augustinović, A. | |
| 1951 | Gerico e dintorni, Jerusalem 1951 (in particular pp. 142-143). |
| Avi-Yonah, M. | |
| 1993 | "Na‘aran", in E. Stern (ed.), New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, Vol. 3, Jerusalem 1993, pp. 1075-1076. |
| Clermont-Ganneau, C. | |
| 1896 | Archaeological Research in Palestine During the Years 1873-1874, Vol. II, London 1896 (in particular pp. 21-23). |
| Greenberg, R. - Keinan, A. | |
| 2009 | Israeli Archaeological Activity in the West Bank 1967-2007. A Sourcebook, Jerusalem 2009 (in particular pp. 62-63, site n. 273, map 2). |
| Magen, Y. | |
| 1983 | "The Synagogue at Na‘aran", in Qardom 28-30 (1983), pp. 57-64 (Hebr.). |
| Netzer, E. | |
| 1983 | "Na‘aran", in Excavations and Surveys in Israel 4 (1983), pp. 72-73. |
| Sukenik, E.L. | |
| 1930 | Ancient Synagogues in Palestine and Greece, London 1930 (in particular pp. 28-31). |
| Vincent, L.-H. | |
| 1919 | "Le sanctuaire juif d'‘Aïn Douq", in Revue Biblique 16 (1919), pp. 532-536. |
| 1921a | "Le sanctuaire juif d'‘Aïn Douq", in Revue Biblique 30 (1921), pp. 442-443. |
| 1921b | "La synagogue de Noarah", in Revue Biblique 30 (1921), pp. 579-601. |
| 1961 | "Un Sanctuaire dans la Région de Jéricho. La Synagogue de Na‘arah", in Revue Biblique 68 (1961), pp. 163-173. |
| Yahya, A. | |
| 2007 | PACE Tourguide of Jericho & Vicinity. Historical, Archaeological and Religious Sites, Ramallah 2007 (in particular pp. 19-20). |