Reconstruction of an Ancient Hill Used as an On-Site Quarry: Castrum Zerzevan (SE-Turkiye)

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dc.contributor.authorDursun, Felat
dc.contributor.authorOguz-Kirca, E. Deniz
dc.contributor.authorToprak, Vedat
dc.contributor.authorCoskun, Aytac
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:07:52Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:07:52Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe Roman period Castrum Zerzevan is on a hill 35 km south of Diyarbakir, Turkiye. Various field evidence (e.g. petrographic similarities, sudden changes of the topographic contours, the morphology of the nearby hills, and traces of the on-site quarry activities) suggests that the topography of the hilltop was artificially modified and used as a quarry. This study aims to introduce an approach that creates the ancient topography and calculates and verifies the volume of the on-site material required to build the fortification and associated structures by applying morphological analyses. The primary objective of the methodology is to reconstruct the site's ancient topography and examine the difference between its former and present surfaces. The result indicates that approximately 36% of the extracted material was used in the enclosure. The overall findings and site investigations suggest quarrying and construction activities were carried out in a planned manner or concurrently at the site. In addition to the collected samples' petrographic and geochemical similarities, the Castrum's topographical modifications and the suitability of the geological unit as a building material support our claim that the Romans were well aware of environmental conditions (including topography and morphology) and material performance.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would like to express their deepest gratitude to the Castrum Zerzevan Excavation Team for all their hard work, care and assistance throughout the entire steps of this project. The authors also acknowledge the financial support [MUHENDISLIK.18.007]; Dicle University/Scientific Research Project Coordination Office (DUBAP) [MUHENDISLIK.18.007]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research received a partial grant from the Dicle University/Scientific Research Project Coordination Office (DUBAP). Grant No: MUHENDISLIK.18.007en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15583058.2023.2268015
dc.identifier.issn1558-3058
dc.identifier.issn1558-3066
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85176113704
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2023.2268015
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/17055
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001097754900001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Architectural Heritage
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAncient Topographyen_US
dc.subjectBuilding Techniqueen_US
dc.subjectCastrum Romanaen_US
dc.subjectGeomorphologyen_US
dc.subjectQuarryen_US
dc.subjectZerzevan Castleen_US
dc.titleReconstruction of an Ancient Hill Used as an On-Site Quarry: Castrum Zerzevan (SE-Turkiye)en_US
dc.titleReconstruction of an Ancient Hill Used as an On-Site Quarry: Castrum Zerzevan (SE-Turkiye)
dc.typeArticleen_US

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