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1. Northeast Insulae Project: Context And Analysis, Mark Schuler
1. Northeast Insulae Project: Context And Analysis, Mark Schuler
The Final Report
This book places the excavation of the northeast insulae at Hippos of the Decapolis, into its historical context, summarizes the archaeological findings, and posits that the site was an urban monastery centered around a healing cult that grew from the veneration of a revered woman and became a monastic infirmary also employing herbals to relieve the suffering in the larger community.