Area D Basilica

Name of structure: Area D Basilica
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Jordan
Region within country or main area: North
City or area within region: Abila
Date of structure: 5C
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 5 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Glass slag c. 200m south of the church.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

n/a
Date of mosaic: Contemporary with date of structure?
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 5 AD
Silver tessera at site: Unknown
Gold tessera at site: Unknown
Colour tessera at site: Unknown
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?

Several kgs of uncut glass slag described as 'uncut "fingers"' (Fuller, 1987, 166).
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns:

1980, 1982, 1984, 1986: team from US led by W. H. Mare (Convent Theological Seminary)
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Fuller, M., Abila of the Decapolis: A Roman-Byzantine City in Transjordan (St. Louis, Washington University, 1987).


Fuller, N. B., '1984 Excavations at Abila: glass analysis', Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin 26 (1986), 5-24.
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