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THE COMPLEX ANALYSIS OF ANAKOPIA FORTRESS GATES CENTRE ARCHITECTURE – THE CAPITAL OF THE EARLY MEDIEVAL ABKHAZIAN KINGDOM

A. Alkhas

First published: 2018https://doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2018/5.3/S21.076View metrics

Abstract

The article describes the peculiarities of architecture of the objects of the second line of defense of Anacopia (the capital of the early-medieval kingdom of Abkhazia) – a unique monument of early-medieval architecture of VI-XI c.: the tower at the gates, the adjacent gate and walls. We revealed regional historic processes, shew the results of archaeological researches, digital examination, analysis of the building stratigraphy of the mortars, research applying methods of natural sciences, basing on which we made the dating and the attribution of the monument. We clarified the dating of the periods of building – from VI c. to X c. Basing on the results of digital examination we conclusively established the peculiarities of the architecture of the monument in different periods, determined the processes of cultural influence and borrowings. We conducted a detailed analysis of the analogue (in what concerns architecture, décor and building technique) in the territory of Armenia, Greece and Turkey, which lets us reveal the cultural identity of the object in processes of historic transformations. We determined regional peculiarities of the building technique of the byzantine period.

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Title
THE COMPLEX ANALYSIS OF ANAKOPIA FORTRESS GATES CENTRE ARCHITECTURE – THE CAPITAL OF THE EARLY MEDIEVAL ABKHAZIAN KINGDOM
Authors
A. Alkhas
Proceedings
5th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM 2018
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2018
Pages
597-604
SWS Citekey
Alkhas201821597604
ISSN
2367-5659
ISBN
978-619-7408-66-9
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
architecture Byzantine towersbuilding technicmedieval fortressesAbkhazian medieval architecture
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