This picture shows the continuing excavation of domestic chambers to the west of the 1938 church. In 2004 this church had to be dismantled as it was structurally unstable and the stone walls in this picture show the remains of the 1938 church.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
9th August 2004
Contributor
Niall Finneran
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Archaeological Excavation
Tags
Archaeological Excavation, Archaeology, Architecture, Church, Dayr Mar Elian, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Mar Elian, Mar Elian esh-Sharqi, Monastery, Qaryatayn, Syria, Syrian Civil War
Collection
The Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project (DMEAP)
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Intervention 38/39 and the west end of the former site of the 1938 church,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed February 19, 2025, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/462.