Byzantine Monastery and Consular House in Jerusalem (based on the results of the excavation of 2018)
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Byzantine Monastery and Consular House in Jerusalem (based on the results of the excavation of 2018)
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S086960630005678-4-
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Authors
Yana Tchekhanovets 
Affiliation: Israel Antiquities Authority
Address: Jerusalem, Israel
Кirill Vach
Occupation: General Director
Affiliation: Research and Publishing Centre “Indrik”
Address: Moscow, Russia
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147-157
Abstract

The article describes the results of salvage excavations in Musrara, an historical district of Jerusalem located in the immediate proximity of the Old City walls. The excavations revealed the remains of Byzantine monastic complex dated to the 6th–7th cc. CE, and the foundations of a large structure a of the late 19th c., built by initiative of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for employees of the Russian Consulate in Jerusalem.

Keywords
Jerusalem, salvage excavations, urban archaeology, Byzantine period, historical archaeology, Russian presence
Acknowledgment
The article was prepared in the framework of RFBR grant, project № 18-09-40075.
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23.08.2019
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