Shelomi Complete

Description

In 1964, Claudine Dauphin conducted excavations on the northwest-facing slope of the hill within the modern settlement of Shelomi, an area situated roughly 10 km northeast of Nahariyya. The investigations uncovered an agrarian installation of the Late Antique period covering approximately 500 square meters. The complex included a water cistern and areas paved with mosaic. Scholarly opinion regarding the character of the inhabitants and the complex’s function is divided. One line of interpretation views the occupants as tenants associated with a monastery, whereas others question this scenario, noting that the presence of mosaic flooring seems inconsistent with accommodation for modest farming households. A staircase indicating an upper storey has prompted the suggestion that a chapel may have been located on the higher level. Further reading: CIIP V chapter XVIII. Shelomi p. 133-135. Dauphin, C. M., 2003. "A Byzantine Ecclesiastical Farm at Shelomi", [in:] Ancient Churches Revealed, edited by Tsafrir, Y., Jerusalem: 43-48. Dauphin, C. M. and Kingsley, S. A., 2003. "Ceramic Evidence for the rise and Fall of a Late Antique Ecclesiastical Estate at Shelomi in Phoenicia Maritima", [in:] One Land - Many Cultures. Archaeological Studies in Honour of Stanislao Loffreda OFM, edited by Bottini, G. C., Di Segni, L. and Chrupcała, L. D., Jerusalem: 61-74. Tahan, H., Syon, D., 2010. A Christian Inscription at Shelomi, ‘Atiqot 62: 161-167. Shelomi in: A Digital Corpus of Early Christian Churches and Monasteries in the Holy Land (https://dig.corps-cmhl.huji.ac.il/node/217)