sentences:  Conder, he was unable to pin-point its exact location.Only after the revelations of 1936 came to light, and Ben-Zvi's recognition that the necropolis at Sheikh Abreik belonged to a Patriarchal family, did Klein reach the conclusion that Sheikh Abreik was the ancient site of Beit Shearim.Klein's identification was later corroborated by the discovery of a broken marble slab, from a mausoleum above Catacomb no.