RT Article
T1 Archaeological Excavations at Khirbet Beit Bassa, Palestine
JF Near Eastern archaeology
VO 81
IS 4
SP 250
OP 258
A1 Aemar, Ibrahim Mohammad Abu
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1738292002
AB Khirbet Beit Bassa is located about three kilometers southeast of Bethlehem city on a hilltop that in every direction overlooks other archaeological sites. The results of surveys and archaeological excavations conducted at the site indicate that it was inhabited during the Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic periods, and for a time in the Ottoman period. The architectural remains that have been discovered during various archaeological activities at the site include a subterranean rock-cut tomb, ground graves, a wine press, residential structures, cisterns, and a khan. Over recent decades, many parts of the site have been exposed to destruction and vandalism resulting mainly from the looting of antiquities by local groups, by urban development such as the construction of new roads and houses, and through agricultural activities in which tractors were used for plowing. This study focuses on presenting the results of archaeological excavations that the author conducted at the site, mainly in 2009 and 2010.
DO 10.5615/neareastarch.81.4.0250