Talk:Inn of the Good Samaritan

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Byzantine mosaic at hilltop, name Tal'at ed-Dam

Newest press releases seem to suggest a Byzantine phase. A mosaic has been discovered under the medieval castle, and if it's not Roman, it must be Byzantine. So what, a monastery between the Late Roman fort of Maledomni and the Templar castle of Maldoim/Red Cistern? Must be followed.

"... the ruins of a fortress on a low hill in the Judean Desert known as Tal‘at ed Damm ...

"Standing on the ancient route between Jerusalem and Jericho in today’s West Bank, the fortress is immersed in a serene landscape that looks as if it has barely changed since the Hebrew Bible and the Gospels were redacted millennia ago. Before the dig, the site had been known to contain remains from the Crusader period, which lasted from 1099 to 1260, and then was used as an inn for travelers in the following centuries."

"... the archaeologist leading the tour removed two sandbags from the floor and revealed a surprise the excavators had unexpectedly discovered: a mosaic.

"“Mosaics were not common in the Crusader period,” he said. “This likely means that the Crusader fortress stood on a Byzantine structure [dated between the 4th and 7th centuries CE].”" Source: Rossella Tercatin (23 Aug. 2025), Archaeologists dig in against antiquities bill aiming to deepen Israel’s hold on West Bank, in Times of Israel.

The name and site of Tal'at ed-Dam is used and discussed in Baedeker's 1906 "Palestine and Syria", p. 126. They translate it as "Hill of Blood" - is tal'at maybe related to tell? They also make the connection to the biblical "ascent of Adummim" etc., so good source on these topics. Arminden (talk) 10:00, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]