A fault is charged during (hundred-) thousand years, then the accumulated elastic energy is released in few seconds when an earthquake occurs. To correctly assess seismic hazard it is of capital importance to study the seismic history. Over the last decades alternative approaches such as historical seismology, archaeoseismology and paleoseismology have been developped chasing alternative sources of information. Among them, historical buildings witnessed ancient earthquakes as “stone seismometers” recorded in their walls as structural disorders and repairs. I develop an innovative methodology connecting building archaeology, seismology and earthquake engineering. I aim to show that archaeological characterization of post-seismic repairs on h...