Avdat Highland Annex — Negev Nabataean Town Extension
Nabataean to Byzantine (300 BCE–600 CE)·Nabataean (Aretas)·🇮🇱 Southern District, Israel
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About Avdat Highland Annex — Negev Nabataean Town Extension
Avdat Highland Annex — Negev Nabataean Town Extension in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean to Byzantine (300 BCE–600 CE) ancient-city attributed to Nabataean (Aretas). Hilltop Nabataean town 12 ha with temple, bathhouse and wine press annex south of Avdat acropolis. Negev Avdat terraces and winepress system Byzantine 10 presses.
Why it mattersKey Negev–Anatolian highland site
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Desert agriculture technology
- 02Roman frontier model
Theories
- 01Incense trade water management
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 300 BCE caravan station; city 100 BCE
- Period
- Nabataean to Byzantine (300 BCE–600 CE)
- Culture
- Nabataean (Aretas)
- Purpose
- Hilltop Nabataean town 12 ha with temple, bathhouse and wine press annex south of Avdat acropolis
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE caravan station; city 100 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
30.7900° N · 34.7700° E · 650 m · 3 mapped features
Avdat Highland Annex — Negev Nabataean Town Extension — Enclosure Circuit
wallsEnclosing walls or terrace walls
30.7901° N · 34.7701° EAvdat Highland Annex — Negev Nabataean Town Extension — Church/Mosque Annex
churchByzantine church or mosque
30.7898° N · 34.7702° EAvdat Highland Annex — Negev Nabataean Town Extension — Cistern Cluster
cisternPlastered cisterns
30.7904° N · 34.7698° E