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MAIASP. 2020. No. 12 Vakhtang
Licheli (Tbilisi,
Georgia), Roberto Dan (Rome, Italy), Priscilla Vitolo (Rome,
Italy), Andrea Cesaretti (Rome, Italy), Tamar
Chogovadze ( Continuity or change? An
analysis of fortified church complexes in DOI: 10.24411/2713-2021-2020-00013 Access
this article (PDF File) Pages: 527—542 |
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This
article describes and discusses a series of archaeological sites. All the sites
contain an ancient enclosure built using clearly pre-medieval masonries,
inside of which a number of churches have been built. The dates of these
fortified structures, usually improperly defined as built using “cyclopean
technique”, cannot be established without archaeological excavations. Recent
attempts have been made to establish functional continuity between the
ancient enclosures and the churches inside them. The goal of this text is to
present and discuss these interesting sites and analyse the available data
relating to the function of these structures from a diachronic perspective. |
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Received December 11, 2020 Accepted for publication
December 26, 2020 |
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About the authors: Vakhtang Licheli ( E-mail: vakhlich@hotmail.com; vakhtang.licheli@tsu.ge Roberto Dan (Rome, Italy). PhD (history
and archaeology), ISMEO — The International Association of
Mediterranean and Oriental Studies E-mail: roberto_dan@hotmail.it Priscilla Vitolo (Rome, Italy). PhD candidate
(archaeology), ISMEO — The International Association of
Mediterranean and Oriental Studies E-mail: vitolo.pr@gmail.com Andrea Cesaretti (Rome,
Italy). PhD candidate (archaeology), ISMEO — The
International Association of Mediterranean and Oriental Studies E-mail: a.cesaretti12@gmail.com Tamar Chogovadze ( E-mail: tatuchogovadze@gmail.com Tornike Chilingarashvili ( E-mail: tornike2210@mail.ru |