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very probable ones ; those of Capt. Conder are absolutely impos- 

 sible. 



The results of our investigation of the history of Dor during 

 the Crusading period are negative. The references to the town 

 under the old name Dora, we have concluded, are merely reminis- 

 cences of the earlier days of the city ; in any case they supply no 

 information. The identification of Capernaum and Maen with 

 Dor have been shown to be impossible; that of the "house of the 

 narrow ways," improbable. There is a possibility (though not a 

 probability) that Merla represents ancient Dor. In our present 

 inadequate knowledge of the Crusading period, with its confusion 

 and constant change of names, it seems impossible to decide what 

 there was on the site of Dor at this time. At some period the fort 

 whose ruins still lie scattered about must have been occupied. A 

 more exhaustive study of Crusading documents or the use of the 

 spade on the spot may throw light upon the history of Dor during 

 the Crusades. 



