Ancient Sites in Galilee: A Toponymic GazetteerDuring the 19th and 20th centuries a wealth of sites in Galilee from pre- and protohistory onwards has become known, mainly through surveys. Making use of additional identification sources such as historical documents from the Biblical till the Ottoman periods and pilgrims' travelogues of every faith, the author has made an inventory of all ancient sites now known in Galilee. The book is divided into 32 regions, each represented by a "map," Each map has its sites numbered. The accompanying lists explain all sites chronologically, and identify the names the sites have carried in subsequent periods. An invaluable geographical and historical reference tool for all those interested in the physical history of Galilee from pre- and protohistory up to the present. |
Contents
The Western Galilean coastal area | 1 |
Western Galilee Hanita Kefar Yasif | 21 |
MontfortYehiam | 41 |
Shomera Fassuta Tarshiba | 57 |
Hurfesh Peqiin Rama | 71 |
Central Upper Galilee SassaBeth Jann | 81 |
Gush Halav Jish Meiron | 91 |
AlmaZefat | 105 |
West of Yam Kinneret Sea of Galilee | 229 |
Yam Kinneret Sea of Galilee Teveriya | 245 |
Tivon Beth Shaarim | 259 |
Beth Lehem HaYogev | 267 |
Migdal HaEmek Sarid | 277 |
NazarethAfula | 283 |
Giveat HaMoreh | 291 |
Har Tavor Tabor | 299 |
Eastern Galilee the river Yordan | 119 |
NorthEastern Galilee The Panhandle Qiriat | 137 |
The Haifa Bay Area Zevulun | 153 |
Acre Zefat Road Kefar Ata | 159 |
Yasur Kabul ShefarAm | 169 |
Shegev | 181 |
Bana Karmiel Sahnin Yodfat | 189 |
Central Lower Galilee Araba | 199 |
Maghar Eilabun | 207 |
Eastern Lower Galilee Parod Hitim | 217 |
Kefar Kish Gazit | 309 |
Yavneel Belvoir | 319 |
Kinneret Naharaim | 331 |
En Harod | 345 |
Beth Shan Area | 353 |
The Lower Yordan in Galilee Maoz | 361 |
Bibliography | 369 |
Index of Historical Site Names | 395 |
Special Groups Listed According to Map Order | 406 |