ABSTRACT
The history of Castellum Regis and the seigneury of Joscelin III have been studied in detail by several historians.1 It may be added that the first mention of the castle of
I would like to thank Professor Adrian Boas, who supervised my doctoral dissertation and helped greatly with writing this article; Professor Nurith Kenaan-Kedar for the identification and dating of the Byzantine and Frankish capitals; the Rural Research Center and its head, Dr Shukrī ÝArrāf, for funding the editing of the article and for allowing me access to his private archives. My great thanks, also, to my brother, surveyor Mr Ṣadiq Khamisy, for his work in measuring the castle and its surroundings and for helping in the preparation of the plans of the village and the region. All photographs and drawings are my own. During December 2002, a survey was conducted in the castle (Permit No. G-94/2002). The survey, on behalf of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa, was carried out by the author. My thanks to the Zinman Institute and the Israel Antiquities Authority for their permission to carry out the survey.
