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View over excavated church with stone arches in the foreground
These views north and north west over the church show how the arcade excavated to the east of the church seems to have originally been part of a larger church building.
Type: Archaeological Excavation
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeology, Church, Dayr Mar Elian, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Mar Elian, Mar Elian esh-Sharqi, Qaryatayn, Syria, Syrian Civil War
View of the excavated church looking north
This shows the majority of the area of what had been the 1938 church and reveals the stone foundations of an earlier chapel on the site.
Type: Archaeological Excavation
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeology, Church, Dayr Mar Elian, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Mar Elian, Mar Elian esh-Sharqi, Qaryatayn, Syria, Syrian Civil War
Views of the room uncovered beneath the east end of the 1938 church
These pictures show the small room located at the east end of the 1938 church underneath the sanctuary. This is where local informants remember there being a small chamber for sick people to stay for three days in the hope of being cured by the saint.
Type: Archaeological Site
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeology, Church, Dayr Mar Elian, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Mar Elian, Mar Elian esh-Sharqi, Qaryatayn, Syria, Syrian Civil War
The sarcophagus with metal bands to hold the object together
When the walls and base on which the sarcophagus had been standing were removed, cloth-wrapped metal bands were secured around the objects to keep it together and make sure that the tomb remained stable.
Type: Sculpture
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeology, Dayr Mar Elian, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Mar Elian, Mar Elian esh-Sharqi, Qaryatayn, Sarcophagus, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Tomb
Archaeopolis/Nokalakevii 
Images of the lower and upper portions of the ancient fortress city of Archaeopolis/Nokalakevii with a focus on the fortifications and strategic features.
Type: Archaeological Site
Tags: C4th-C6th, Citadel, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Fortress, Georgia, Georgian, Late Antique
Tolebi Castle/Telephis 
A small fort atop a presumably man made mound emphasised by a ditch surrounding it's exposed sides to the south. Offers good views to the north and west.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C4th-C6th, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Georgia, Georgian
Dzveli Khibula Castle
The site lies on a flattened hilltop with commanding views of the valley below, views which would have been even better from the main tower.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C10th-C12th, C17th-C18th, C4th-C6th, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Georgia, Georgian
Khomakirde Castle
Khomakirde Castle is in a significant state of disrepair but remains of walls and towers exist above ground in places. Its position at the end of a ridge above a wide valley means it has impressive uninterrupted views in many directions.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C4th-C6th, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Georgia, Georgian
Eki Castle
Images primarily of main tower as site was so overgrown that ready access to the rest of the site was not possible.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C4th-C6th, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Georgia, Georgian, Tower
Khorsi/Gaghma Sajijao Castle
Khorsi/Gaghma Sajijao castle is in a poor state of repair and hidden in dense woodland. Its only tower seems to have seen some recent looting.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C4th-C6th, Defensive Network, Fortifications, Georgia, Georgian