The Ein Avdat hermitage consists of 6 known caves and is located 3 km north of Avdat, approximate coordinates 30°49'28.26" N, 34º45"45.57" E (click here for 1: 50,000 map and NIG coordinates). These caves were carved out of the western wall of the canyon in the Byzantine Period and contribute to forming a regional picture of monastic activity. Ze'ev Meshel and Yoram Tsafrir first surveyed Caves 1-4 in the 1970s. Cave 5 was also mentioned in the authors' survey, but not formally documented; Cave 6 was not part of their survey. The numbering system for the caves follows the one used by Meshel and Tsafrir. In June 2016, we visited Caves 2, 4, 5, 6 to record the various architectural features. Cave 2 was of particular interest because of the graffiti reported in the initial survey, including an acclamation to Saint Theodore. During our inspection, we also discovered new graffiti in Cave 5. As indicated in the satellite map below, a Byzantine structure is located not far from the hermitage, at the top of the canyon - click here for more information about this building and our brief inspection of it. The additional images below help to situate the hermitage within the landscape and also feature a Cave Map with clickable buttons that lead to pages about individual caves and our 2016 documentation work.