fortifications

The so-called “beach-tower” of Kyrenia city walls, Cyprus

The so-called “beach-tower” is the smallest of the three remaining towers belonging to the Kyrenia’s
medieval enceinte. Semi-circular in plan, with circa 6 m of diameter, the tower is today partially obliterated by the medieval urban tissue and is visible only from one side. Built during the twelfth-thirteenth
centuries, this harbour overlooking tower is raised on a pedestal in the north-west inner corner of the
city walled enclosure. The tower shows on the outside two windows that might belong to a later phase,

Fortifications in Chaonia, Epirus. Some remarks on function and masonry styles

This paper is focused on providing a general overview of the Hellenistic fortified sites of ancient Chaonia, Epirus. It provides both an overview of the building techniques and formal aesthetics and a more general consideration of their role and function in the context of the historical landscape, which is conditioned to a considerable extent by their monumentality.

Tell es-Sultan/ancient Jericho in the Early Bronze Age II-III

Tell es-Sultan, ancient Jericho, represents an almost unique case study of Early Bronze Age
urbanization in Southern Levant. The site has been extensively excavated with a favourable set of
data from Early Bronze Age II-III well stratified contexts. The results of four different excavations
projects, started since the beginning of the 20th century and still on-going with Rome «La Sapienza»
and MOTA-DACH (National Authority of Palestine) Joint Expedition (1997-2019), offer a

The Italian-Palestinian expedition to Tell es-Sultan, Ancient Jericho (1997–2015): Archaeology and valorisation of material and immaterial heritage

Sapienza University of Rome and the Palestinian MoTA-DACH have been committed since 1997 to theprotection, scientific re-evaluation and tourist rehabilitation of Tell es-Sultan, ancient Jericho. Excavations, surveys,and restorations over 15 field seasons allow an update of our knowledge on the history of this long-lived site of theancient Near East, as well as making it possible to match data collected by three previous expeditions within a singlecomprehensive picture

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