At least 24 individuals were found in the crypt of the Byzantine monastery at Umm Leisun. In the large grave with the inscribed tombstone, only one old male individual was interred, while two to four individuals were identified in each of the other graves. All the adults whose sex could be determined were males, a phenomenon typical of monasteries. Thus, the skeletal finds at the site seem to be a faithful representation of the death pattern of a monastic population.