Caucasian Archaeology of the Holy Land

Yana Tchekhanovets, Ph.D. (2016), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, works as an archaeologist in Israel Antiquities Authority. Her research interests include the archaeology of the Caucasian Christian communities in Byzantine Palestine, the archaeology of the Late Antiquity and pilgrimage.

• PrefaceList of FiguresList of MapsXiList of TablesList of Abbreviations1 Introduction2 The Literary SourcesChroniclesEcclesiastical DocumentsHoly Land DescriptionsHagiographies3 The Archaeological EvidenceThe Armenian CommunityThe Georgian Community4 Manuscripts and ColophonsArmenian ManuscriptsGeorgian ManuscriptsAlbanian Manuscripts5 Finds vs. TextsArchaeology and Literary SourcesTypes of InstitutionsIdentification of the Sites6 Caucasian Communities and the Holy LandThe Patterns of InteractionInteraction with the Church of Jerusalem: The Archaeological EvidenceInteraction with the Church of Jerusalem: The Epigraphic EvidenceCompatriots or Heretics? The Impact of Christological Controversies on the Relations Between the CommunitiesThe Communities in the Holy Land and Their Relations with the Homeland‘On the Map”: Geographic Patterns of the Caucasian CommunitiesSummaryBibliographyIndex