About the stone marks in the medieval fortifications of Qalaat al-Mudiq, citadel of Apamea on the Orontes (Syria) This paper shows that the medieval fortifications of Qalaat al-Mudiq, and especially its fifth tower, was built with ancient stones taken from the nearby theatre of Apamaea. The blocks were reused with their original marks. The great variety and the situation of these marks reveals their function: they were used to identify the quarrymen and the stone-masons who built the theatre. The medieval recutting of the stones are limited to the loopholes and the inside facings of the blocks. The stones reused in the fortification or left in the theatre were charaterized, moreover, by the division of their inside facings in several panels...
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About the stone marks in the medieval fortifications of Qalaat al-Mudiq, citadel of Apamea on the Or...
Epublication ISBN 9781784919481International audienceThe Syrian-European mission of Qalaat Al-Mudiq/...
L'examen optique à fort grossissement (jusqu'à 500 X) des traces d'utilisation (polis, stries, écail...
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An interdisciplinary archaeometric study concerning the Amtoudi Agadir, declared World Cultural Her...
ISSN (print): 1992-0431ISSN (online): 2658-316ХInternational audienceAny monument excavated during a...
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Ce colloque a pour objet principal d’identifier, dans le domaine des fortifications urbaines des vil...
International audienceFortification played a major role in the management of conflicts between Frank...
As part of the research program on the objects from the royal palace at Ugarit, more than 500 stone ...
Spanish Islamic military architecture shows an attempt at the systematization of works, techniques, ...
Marbles have been used for the beautification of cities, temples and palaces throughout history. The...
About the stone marks in the medieval fortifications of Qalaat al-Mudiq, citadel of Apamea on the Or...
Epublication ISBN 9781784919481International audienceThe Syrian-European mission of Qalaat Al-Mudiq/...
L'examen optique à fort grossissement (jusqu'à 500 X) des traces d'utilisation (polis, stries, écail...
An interdisciplinary archaeometric study concerning the Amtoudi Agadir, declared World Cultural Heri...
Cette thèse a pour sujet l'étude des céramiques d'époque islamique mises au jour par la DGAMS dans l...
An interdisciplinary archaeometric study concerning the Amtoudi Agadir, declared World Cultural Her...
ISSN (print): 1992-0431ISSN (online): 2658-316ХInternational audienceAny monument excavated during a...
The castle of al-Shawbak is located in Jordan. New research in the area, under the University of Flo...
Ce colloque a pour objet principal d’identifier, dans le domaine des fortifications urbaines des vil...
International audienceFortification played a major role in the management of conflicts between Frank...
As part of the research program on the objects from the royal palace at Ugarit, more than 500 stone ...
Spanish Islamic military architecture shows an attempt at the systematization of works, techniques, ...
Marbles have been used for the beautification of cities, temples and palaces throughout history. The...