ROMAN-PERIOD AND BYZANTINE LANDSCAPES BETWEEN SEPPHORIS AND NAZARETH

A reinterpretation of the Roman-period (late first century BC to fourth century AD) and Byzantine-period (early fifth to early seventh century AD) landscapes between Sepphoris and Nazareth, in the Lower Galilee, Israel, is presented. This derives from a multi-period archaeological survey, in September 2004 and September 2005, of a 5 km x 3 km transect - Israel grid 1760-2340, 1790-2390. Some of the relevant results from the 2004 - 2005 seasons are outlined, rather than providing a full report on this survey, which will form part of a forthcoming PEF monograph. For this reason, survey data are described in summary form and - as it is the Roman-period and Byzantine evidence that is the focus of attention - both earlier and later material are mentioned here only in relation to those periods.