Author
Atrash; W. ; Bar-Nathan; R.
Year
2011
Publisher
Israel Antiquities Authority / ____ _______
Language
English
ISBN
978-9-65406-250-3
Last Update
17-Nov-2025
Keywords
Archaeology
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...
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