This was an attempt to explore how much of the 1938 church incorporated earlier elements of the mud brick shrine that had preceded in on the site. This was done by stripping back the plaster (called locally 'tineh arabiyeh') to see the formation of the bricks below. This possible because the walls were soon to be re-rendered and so local artisans needed to strip off the old plaster before applying the new layer.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
18th July 2002
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Related Resources
The photographs of the 2001-2003 survey and excavation seasons have been lodged with the Archaeological Data Service and are reproduced here with their permission. For those who would like more specialised information such as context and intervention numbers or direction of shot please refer to: http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/dmeap_ahrb_2004/gallery.cfm.
Type
Archaeological Excavation
Tags
Archaeological Excavation, Archaeology, Dayr Mar Elian, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Excavation, Qaryatayn, Syria, Syrian Civil War
Collection
The Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project (DMEAP)
Citation
Emma Loosley, “View of Int 12 with plaster stripped to reveal the state of the wall beneath,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed May 3, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/370.