Historical Seismic Events and Their Traces on Medieval Religious Buildings
- Title
- Historical Seismic Events and Their Traces on Medieval Religious Buildings
- Editor(s)
- D'Amico, Sebastiano
- Venuti, Valentina
- Date
- 2022
- Is Part Of
- Handbook of Cultural Heritage Analysis
- Pages
- 2181-2210
- Language
- eng
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Place Published
- Cham
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-60016-7
- Abstract
- The archaeological survey of architectures, if supported by structural and diagnostic analyses, can offer the possibility of documenting and interpreting transformations undergone by buildings related to specific dynamics in response to destructive natural events occurring over time. This data, if correctly interpreted, can have significant repercussions in areas where the knowledge of historical seismicity is conditioned by the lack of historical sources. A case study is offered by the Casentino, a territory located in eastern Tuscany in the province of Arezzo. The area has been affected by a number of historical earthquakes and features numerous architectural evidence related to the medieval period, many of which are still in exceptionally well-preserved condition. The archaeological analyses carried out on the architecture in this area along with construction material characterization, three-dimensional surveys, and the diagnostic analyses have permitted the documentation of instabilities and restoration activities related to possible traumatic events, offering newfound insights both from the historical-constructive point of view and in relation to the chronologies and dynamics linked to historical seismicity.
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