Insediamenti fortificati del Vicino Oriente

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_1552
dc.contributor.author	Tonghini Cristina
dc.title	Insediamenti fortificati del Vicino Oriente. La cittadella di ‘Urfa (Turchia)
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	This paper presents a summary of the results of an ongoing archaeological research on the citadel of Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It briefly discusses the history of fortification in the area and the present state of knowledge. It than illustrates the sequence of construction of the citadel on the basis of a stratigraphic analysis of the archaeological remains preserved above ground at the citadel, together with the study of historical photos and a re-examination of the written sources. This research is contributing to a better understanding of the evolution process that led to the development of a mature military architecture in the area and of the building techniques that were employed in this context
dc.relation.ispartof	Studi e ricerche
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2017-11-08
dc.dateSubmitted	2017-09-14
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-204-8/insediamenti-fortificati-del-vicino-oriente/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-189-8/SR-11-8
dc.identifier.issn	2610-993X
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9123
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-204-8
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-189-8
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	no
dc.subject	Citadel
dc.subject	Citadel
dc.subject	Frontier
dc.subject	Frontier
dc.subject	Islamic building techniques
dc.subject	Islamic building techniques
dc.subject	Islamic fortification
dc.subject	Islamic fortification
dc.subject	Islamic military architecture
dc.subject	Islamic military architecture
dc.subject	Military architecture
dc.subject	Military architecture

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Insediamenti fortificati del Vicino Oriente

La cittadella di ‘Urfa (Turchia)

Cristina Tonghini Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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This paper presents a summary of the results of an ongoing archaeological research on the citadel of Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It briefly discusses the history of fortification in the area and the present state of knowledge. It than illustrates the sequence of construction of the citadel on the basis of a stratigraphic analysis of the archaeological remains preserved above ground at the citadel, together with the study of historical photos and a re-examination of the written sources. This research is contributing to a better understanding of the evolution process that led to the development of a mature military architecture in the area and of the building techniques that were employed in this context

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Nov. 8, 2017

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Sept. 14, 2017

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978-88-6969-204-8

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Keywords: Islamic building techniques • Frontier • Islamic military architecture • Military architecture • Citadel • Islamic fortification

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