Jews, pagans, and Christians in the Galilee : 25 years of archaeological excavations and surveys : Hellenistic to Byzantine periods / Mordechai Aviam.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-337) and index.

Introduction : borders between Jews and Gentiles in the Galilee -- Hellenistic fortifications in the "hinterland" of 'Akko-Ptolemais -- Columbaria in the Galilee -- A Hellenistic marble statue from a favissa at 'Akko-Ptolemais -- The Hasmonaean dynasty's activities in the Galilee -- The beginning of mass production of olive oil in the Galilee -- The Hellenistic and Hasmonaean fortress and Herodian siege complex at Qeren Naftali -- An early Roman oil press in a cave at Yodefat -- The identification and function of Josephus Flavius' fortifications in the Galilee -- First-century CE earthworks at Gischala (Gush Halav) -- The archaeology of the battle at Yodefat -- Secret hideaway complexes in the Galilee -- Two Roman roads in the Galilee -- Some notes on the Roman temple at Qedesh -- The ancient synagogues at Bar'am -- Viticulture and olive growing in ancient upper Galilee -- Churches and monasteries from the Byzantine period in western Galilee -- Horvat Hesheq-a unique church in upper Galilee -- Was there a transformation of mono-apsidal churches with lateral pastophoria into tri-apsidal churches in the Galilee? -- A Byzantine blacksmith workshop in the Galilee -- Regionalism of tombs and burial customs in the Galilee during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods.