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‘Atiqot 93 (2018)
ISBN 2948-040X
Late Byzantine and Early Islamic Bathhouse Remains and Vestiges of Earlier Periods at Azor
(with a contribution by Raz Kletter)
(pp. 73–124)
Edwin C.M. van den Brink, Lev Kapitaikin and Yehudah Rapuano
Keywords: coastal plain, Umayyad, Abbasid, leisure, water facility, technology, cult
Excavations at Azor revealed architectural remains of a bathhouse that functioned over a long timespan, extending from the late Byzantine (fifth–first third of the seventh centuries CE) to the Early Islamic (ninth century CE) periods. The finds include plastered and tiled walls, hypocaust remains, cement water conduits, segments of clay pipes and ceramic tiles. These bathhouse remains are an important addition to the few known ancient bathhouses within the greater Tel Aviv area from this period. Sporadic finds recovered from fills point to the likely presence of a late EB I settlement and an Iron I–II occupation, including two cult stands.