These pictures were taken on the way to begin excavations at Zalabiyeh in 2010 and show the state of the Syrian excavation, site museum and elements of the new church and cloister to the north as they stood in the last year before the Syrian civil war began.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
30th July 2010
Contributor
William Chappell
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
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Type
Archaeological Excavation
Tags
Archaeological Excavation, Archaeological Finds, Archaeology, Architecture, Church, Dayr Mar Elian, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Monastery, Museum, Qaryatayn, Syria, Syrian Civil War
Collection
The Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project (DMEAP)
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Site visit to Dayr Mar Elian with students in 2010,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed February 21, 2025, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/409.