Ḥamā, art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Ḥamā, art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Burns, Ross

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1063051
Doc. NO	:	ALei3448
Main Entry	:	Burns, Ross
Title & Author	:	Ḥamā, art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Burns, Ross
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,252 words)
Abstract	:	The Danish excavations on Ḥamā ’s citadel hill in the 1930s yielded clear evidence that the site has been occupied since the Bronze Age. Structural remains were scarce, however, and we know only enough to be confident that the hill has been used in all major periods, including scattered indications of Byzantine fortification. One of the most recognisable structures was the “house of mosaics,” which showed uninterrupted occupation from Byzantine into early Islamic times. Excavations alongside the Greek Orthodox cathedral revealed a remarkable range of mosaics from the first half
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei3448.pdf