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Balázs Major
Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Department of Archaeology, Department Member
- History, Archaeology, Early Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Archaeology, Crusader Archaeology, Islamic art and archaeology, and 30 moreMedieval rural settlement, The military religious orders of the Middle Ages : the Hospitallers, the Templars, the Teutonic knights, and others, Late Antiquity, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Byzantine Archaeology, Crusades, Medieval Architecture, Byzantine Architecture, Peloponnese in the Middle Ages, Mamluk pottery, Crusader-period pottery, Crusader Acre, Islam, Armenian Studies, Syria, Medieval Islam, Armenian History, Mamluk Studies, Ayyubid history, Mamluk History, late Fatimid Pottery, Archaeology of Architecture, Castles, Castle Studies, Medieval Technology, Byzantine cities, castles, fortresses, Medieval castles, Castles and Fortifications, and Castellologyedit
This book is the result of more than a dozen years of research in the field of the hitherto unstudied medieval settlement pattern of the Syrian coastal region in the 12th and 13th centuries. The conclusions presented were reached with the... more
This book is the result of more than a dozen years of research in the field of the hitherto unstudied medieval settlement pattern of the Syrian coastal region in the 12th and 13th centuries. The conclusions presented were reached with the combined use of several source types including medieval documents, travellers' accounts, former research, map evidence, toponymy, archive and satellite photographs, oral sources and extensive archaeological field surveys accompanied by documentation between the years 2000 and 2015. After enumerating the historical events that influenced the settlement pattern of the coast, its centres, including the towns and castles and with special regard to the smaller fortifications of the countryside that seem to have been a Frankish introduction to the area, are analysed. After the detailed examination of the written sources and the architectural material preserved at these lesser sites, a closer look at the villages and their environment aims to draw a general picture on the density of settlements and their basic characteristics. The book also discusses communication lines and provides an assessment of the medieval population that inhabited the region in the 12th and 13th centuries. The text is accompanied by a collection of maps, plan drawings, tables and illustrations on a selected number of sites visited during the field surveys.
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Earthquakes are among the most horrible events of nature due to unexpected occurrence, for which no spiritual means are available for protection. The only way of preserving life and property is applying earthquake-resistant construction... more
Earthquakes are among the most horrible events of nature due to unexpected occurrence, for which no spiritual means are available for protection. The only way of preserving life and property is applying earthquake-resistant construction methods. ...
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Sāfı̄tā, a crusader fortification in Tartūs Governorate, coastal Syria, bears major damages of earthquake origin. The tower suffered heavy vibration, which produced fractures across the thick walls, widening the central portion of the... more
Sāfı̄tā, a crusader fortification in Tartūs Governorate, coastal Syria, bears major damages of earthquake origin. The tower suffered heavy vibration, which produced fractures across the thick walls, widening the central portion of the building, and causing arch keystones to slide downwards. Apparently a north–south strong motion was responsible for the damages. Further north, at Khirbat al-Qurshiyya, an abandoned village from Late Antiquity, a quarry abounds with fallen blocks. These display displacement predominantly in a northerly direction, suggesting a north–south strong motion. ‘Ayn-Qadı̄b, a small village in the Jabal Ansāriyya ranges, was damaged by a northward-directed rockfall. A contemporary letter testifies to the fact that Sāfı̄tā donjon was heavily damaged by the AD 1202 earthquake. The Yammouneh Fault, which probably caused the damage, is only 50 km away further south. 2015 Académie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. Corresponding auth...
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Abstract Earthquakes are among the most horrible events of nature due to unexpected occurrence, for which no spiritual means are available for protection. The only way of preserving life and property is applying earthquake-resistant... more
Abstract Earthquakes are among the most horrible events of nature due to unexpected occurrence, for which no spiritual means are available for protection. The only way of preserving life and property is applying earthquake-resistant construction methods. ...