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This includes entries S-Z in the Gazetteer of Buildings in Muslim Palestine
Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 2006
This paper documents the partial excavation of two medieval mosques at Beidha in Jordan within the Petra Archeological Park.
Hadashot Arkheologiyot 130. Jerusalem, the Old City, 2018
Hadashot Arkheologiyot 128
(PhD thesis). Ben-Gurion University of the Negev: Department of Bible, Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies- Archaeology, 2020
Chronology and Typology of Mosques in Jund al-Urdun and Jund Falastin(638- 1917) (Ph.D. thesis). Ben-Gurion University of the Negev: Department of Bible, Archaeology, and Ancient Near Eastern Studies- Archaeology (2020) Supervised by: Prof. Nimrod Hurvitz Dr. Yuval Yekutieli عمران وعمارة المساجد في جندي الأردن وفلسطين (638- 1917), دراسة اثرية ( أطروحة دكتوراه). جامعة بن غريون في النقب: قسم الدراسات التوراتية والاثار(2020) This research deals with The Mosque -- the most important building of Islamic religious and social life -- in the geographical region of Jund al-Urdun and Jund Falastin. The study of the structures and histories of mosques enables the research of a variety of topics pertinent to the life of Islamic society. The current study examines the main features, the diverse functions, and the various meanings of mosques in the research area, the Early Islamic (7th to 11th centuries) and the Late Islamic periods (12th to 20th centuries). Furthermore, this study investigates the typological characteristics of the building to understand its development and shape, while relating to the functional, social, economic, and political life of the residents in the region along the Islamic period and its specific phases.
Journal of Islamic Archaeology 5.2, 2018
This article concentrates on the outlining of major settlement forms and land uses in Early Islamic Palestine and some of the social and demographic dynamics related to their physical, functional and hierarchic evolution throughout the 7th to 11th centuries. It provides a fresh and at times revised viewpoint concerning these themes and others, by using historical and mainly archaeological data related to a wide selection of urban, rural and other site forms throughout the country. These data show that the various natural and human agents that induced change between the 630s and the eve of the Crusades affected, either positively or negatively, the structural and hierarchic development of virtually every settlement, and that the best way to describe settlement and demographic dynamics in Early Islamic Palestine is as multifaceted continuity in a rapidly changing world.
This paper is a report on an architectural survey of an eighteenth century farmstead in northern Galilee
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First, I must thank my parents who have enabled me to pursue my interest in this subject. Gwendolyn Leick gave me the idea for the book in the first place and subsequently encouraged me in the long process of writing.
Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XV, 2017
The architectural style of buildings in Hebron's Old City-Hebron, a Palestinian city-is the same as that of most Islamic world cities and takes the form of houses with internal backyards. This is a result of the conditions particular to Islamic society in which residential areas have narrow streets, covered markets, mosques surrounded by a safe zone, and stone-paved courtyards. Visitors to Hebron discover pleasing architectural vistas and associated aesthetics. They may be amazed at how Muslim architects have built constructions that match the environmental and psychological conditions to enable integration between dwellings and humans in a secure form that does not violate the environment. The principles of architecture were based on the welfare of the residents for whom the houses were built. Areas of privacy were made for the collective activities of extended families, with greater privacy for smaller families. Efforts were made to ensure comfort in the house. Thus, houses were constructed while taking the local environment into consideration to ensure the comfort of the residents. The fact that several houses shared the same external walls helped to make people living in Hebron feel safe. The buildings formed a type of wall around the Old City in which each house shaded the other and also provided shade to passers-by. These factors were all taken into account by the Muslim architect, who followed the rules of Islam on the principles of construction.
Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, 2021
This is a report of an architectural survey of the “Mufti’s House” in Motza/Qālūnyā, Israel. The data is primarily drawn from Saidel and Erickson-Gini’s 2019 survey; some information is also drawn from Mashiah’s fieldwork in 2010. Historical images demonstrate that this compound was standing by 1906 and that it remained in use throughout the Mandate period. This compound was built using traditional Palestinian construction methods such as those described by Tawfiq Canaan. There is no obvious evidence for architectural modifications to this complex during the Mandate period. Historical records indicate that members of the Husseini family, including the Mufti, occupied this building throughout the Late Ottoman and British Mandate periods. This structure is an example of a summer or country house that was built by an elite Jerusalemite family.
Salvage Excavation Reports, 2007
The paper includes the excavation report of a Fatimid farmhouse at the site of Kh. al-Khurrumiya. Except for pottery analysis, stratigraphical and architectural descriptions, the paper yields a short discussion about dwellings and organisation of domestic space during the Early Islamic period.
A Hundred Years of Excavations in Samarra: Beiträge zur islamischen Kunst und Archäologie, Jahrbuch der Ernst-Herzfeld-Gesellschaft e.V. Vol. 4 , ed. Julia Gonnella, 2014
International Journal of Islamic Architecture, 2018
The Architectural Spotlight section addresses recent projects, debates and events that shape the architectural discourse and practice in Muslim-majority countries as well as in diasporic Muslim communities. In this section, contemporary architectural concerns in diverse cultural, economic, and social conditions are discussed to move toward the varied meanings of 'architecture' in recent geographies of Islam in its global dimensions.
Large-scale salvage excavations undertaken by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the low hills between western Samaria and the Coastal Plain, east of Rosh ha-ªAyin, uncovered a building composed of three wings separated by two courtyards. We identify the structure as an administrative building. The construction of the building is dated to the fifth or fourth century BCE — the Persian period. In the beginning of the third century — the early Hellenistic period — the building was abandoned in an orderly fashion. The plan of the building follows an architectural tradition of administrative buildings from Assyria and Persia which was adopted by local governors in the Land of Israel during the Persian period. The building is located in a region that was settled in the Persian period with villages and farmsteads and is in close proximity to the Aphek pass. In this paper we present the finds from the building, support its identification as an administrative building and discuss its function within the region during the Persian period.
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HA-ESI, Volume 132, 2020
In May 2014, a salvage excavation was conducted at 60 'Aqabat es-Saraya Street in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem (Permit No. A-7133; map ref. 222124-30/631701-07), following the discovery of ancient remains during the renovation of a private building. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by the property owner, was directed by S. Kisilevitz (field photography), with the assistance of E.D. Kagan (area supervision), N. Nehama (administration), V. Essman and Y. Shmidov (surveying and drafting), D. Tanami and O. Chalaf (metal detection), N. Sapir (antiquities inspection and professional consultation), B. Dolinka (pottery; see Appendix), C. Amit (studio photography), C. Hersch (finds drawing) and R. Cohen-Amin (registrar). The excavation was conducted in the basement of a residential building to the west of 'Aqabat es-Saraya Street, near the junction with El-Khalidiya Street (Fig. 1). The basement is an ancient structure roofed with a barrel vault, in which ashlars serve as the vault keystones. On the north side of the building, three pillars built of well-dressed stones supported cross vaults; only the western pillar (L100), incorporated in the west wall, is visible today. During the renovation work that preceded the excavation, large parts of the building's walls were covered with cement; a concrete wall was built on the south side of the building, concealing the original walls; and layers of earth inside the building were removed to allow for a new concrete floor, which was laid at a lower level than the previous floor. The excavation was conducted in two stages. In the first stage, a small excavation area (c.
Andrew Petersen