Inscriptions on the floor of a church discovered among the ruins of the town indicate that it was paved with
Byzantine mosaics during the 560s.[8][9]
Current destruction
The archaeological site (31°57′58″N 35°28′18″E), standing at the northern outskirts of the Palestinian
West Bank town of
al-Auja at Khirbet el-Beiyudat, is gradually being covered by modern construction and devastated by treasure hunters.[10][11]
^Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013
ISBN978-88-209-9070-1), p. 837
^H. Hizmi, "The Byzantine Church at Khirbet el-Beiyudat", in Christian Archaeology in the Holy Land. New Discoveries. Essays in Honour of Virgilio C. Corbo ofm (SBF Collectio Maior 36), Edd. G. C. Bottini - L. Di Segni - E. Alliata, Jerusalem 1990 – cited in
"Archelais - (Kh. al-Bayudat)" (Franciscan Cyberspot)Archived 2012-08-19 at the
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