Bet She'an Vol. 2: Baysan, the Theather Pottery Workshop

Author

Atrash; W. ; Bar-Nathan; R.

Year

2011

Publisher

Israel Antiquities Authority / ____ _______

Language

English

ISBN

978-9-65406-250-3

Link

Last Update

16-Apr-2026

Keywords

Archaeology

Description

The ancient site of Bet She’an (Nysa-Scythopolis in the Hellenistic and Roman–Byzantine periods and Baysān following the Arab conquest)¹ is located in the northern part of the Bet She’an Valley, a wide and central region situated along the Jordan Valley. It sits on a major west–east crossroad, via the Jezreel Valley, that connects the Via Maris (the Mediterranean coastal route) to the Via Nova Trajana (the Transjordanian north–south route).

The Bet She’an Valley lies between the Gilbo‘a and Samaria mountain ranges in the west and southwest, the Jordan River in the east, and Ramot Kokhav in the...