Building Processes and Construction Techniques in Late Antiquity, University of Edinburgh, May 6, 2015

The workshop aims to provide a stimulating debate on late antique fortifications in the eastern Empire. Focusing on a selection of case studies the event will explore a wide array of methods to approach the study of still-standing architecture. Participation to the workshop is free, but registration is required. People willing to participate are kindly invited to contact Emanuele Intagliata, specifying if they want to attend dinner. Registration includes coffee breaks, but no meals.

Speakers:

The fortification of Thessalonike in Late Antiquity – local background and regional context
Efthymis Rizos (University of Oxford)

Dara: tall stories of lofty walls
Jim Crow (University of Edinburgh)

Africa restored: fortifications and the city in the sixth century Maghred
Corisande Fenwick (University of Leicester)

Refined design and vernacular practices – latent marks reveal the building of Resafa’s city wall
Catharine Hof (Technischen Universität Berlin)

The city wall of Antioch on the Orontes – new approaches and results
Christiane Brasse (Technischen Universität Cottbus)

Palmyra and its fortification in Late Antiquity: a fresh look at the archaeological evidence
Emanuele Intagliata (University of Edinburgh)