The site of the Monastery is located on the north-western peak of Mount Gerizim, overlooking the western part of the Roman City of Neapolis/Nablus.

It was discovered in 2001 during bulldozing work conducted by the owner of the land (Munib Al-Masri) for construction of a Palace. A brief salvage operation was carried out on the site that showed its great potential and scale of damage inflicted on the site before the excavation.

It was followed by a larger salvage excavation carried out jointly by the Department of Archaeology at An-Najah National University/ Nablus and Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage/ Ramallah under the mutual scientific supervisor. Just primarily report was published by The Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage/ Ramallah.

The aims of the research is to realize the following objectives:

1. To establish new and correct stratigraphy and chronology.
2. To the documentation of the architectural building in the site.
3. Preparing top plan of the site.
4. To interpret the inscriptions which were discovered in the site.

The site was rehabilitated in 2006 as a small archaeological park by the Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage in the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in cooperation with the UNESCO office in Ramallah and with financial support from Munib Masri Foundation.

Title

palestine exploration Quarterly

Publisher

University of Oxford, Palestine Exploration Fund

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Indexing

Thomson Reuters

Impact Factor

-2.0

Publication Type

Prtinted only

Volume

150

Year

2018

Pages

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