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Technical Utilization of Lifting Devices for Construction Purposes in Ancient Gerasa, Jordan
As one important Decapolis city for the Romans, Gerasa in Jordan was built to display luxury and to show the power of the Roman Empire. Monumental planning and architecture achieved this goal by using heavy limestone blocks. This study aims at determining and analyzing the lifting techniques used to construct the monumental buildings of the ancient Roman city of Gerasa (Jerash). This investigation involves examining the weights of the Gerasa blocks and noting the technical features that could be considered as evidence for the use of lifting devices. The author has to rely on deductions based on clues, which may be found in the monuments themselves. In the light of this reliance, the required information will be gleaned in an indirect way by three methods: first, by observing the traces left on the surfaces of the stone blocks; second, by making deductions from known parallels in antiquity; and third, by proposing hypotheses to describe the actual practice. As a result, a hypothetical reconstruction of a lifting device for the blocks will be proposed based on comparative evidence from other similar sites and ancient literary description of building methods. The technical findings of this study should be considered in restoration efforts and erection of new buildings in any future intervention in Gerasa or similar historical cities around the world.
Technical Utilization of Lifting Devices for Construction Purposes in Ancient Gerasa, Jordan
As one important Decapolis city for the Romans, Gerasa in Jordan was built to display luxury and to show the power of the Roman Empire. Monumental planning and architecture achieved this goal by using heavy limestone blocks. This study aims at determining and analyzing the lifting techniques used to construct the monumental buildings of the ancient Roman city of Gerasa (Jerash). This investigation involves examining the weights of the Gerasa blocks and noting the technical features that could be considered as evidence for the use of lifting devices. The author has to rely on deductions based on clues, which may be found in the monuments themselves. In the light of this reliance, the required information will be gleaned in an indirect way by three methods: first, by observing the traces left on the surfaces of the stone blocks; second, by making deductions from known parallels in antiquity; and third, by proposing hypotheses to describe the actual practice. As a result, a hypothetical reconstruction of a lifting device for the blocks will be proposed based on comparative evidence from other similar sites and ancient literary description of building methods. The technical findings of this study should be considered in restoration efforts and erection of new buildings in any future intervention in Gerasa or similar historical cities around the world.
Technical Utilization of Lifting Devices for Construction Purposes in Ancient Gerasa, Jordan
Rababeh, Shaher (Autor:in)
International Journal of Architectural Heritage ; 9 ; 1023-1036
17.11.2015
14 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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