| ID: J3 |
Title: Sanctuary of Artemis, Jarash, Jordan. |
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| Period of construction: II Century. |
| Structural type: Block structure |
Chronology of intervention:
-1929 and 1934: by Yale University-ASOR Jerusalem.
-1999-2000: by Italian Mission.
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Type of Interventions:
-1929, 1934: partially investigated.
-1999-2000: investigation and discovery of items (excavation).
Description of the Interventions:
-1929, 1934:
Investigation in the apses-presbyter area and in the forecourt northern part.
- 1999-2000:
-Discovery of a new side chapel with mosaic pavement adjacent to the church southern aisle.
-Discovery of another mosaic pavement decorated with a simple red grid on a white ground.
-Discovey of a north deaconry circular room paved with colourful geometric pattern mosaic.
Photos:
a: General view.
b: North deaconry paved geometric pattern.
c: The second mosaic pavement.
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