Archaeoseismic record at the ancient Roman City of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz, south Spain)

This study represents the first paleoseismic approach in Spain in which archaeological remains are considered. The ancient Roman city of Baelo Claudia (1st–4th centuries AD), located at the axial zone of the Gibraltar Strait (Cadiz, south Spain), contains abundant disrupted architectural relics and...

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Autores: Silva Barroso, Pablo Gabriel, Borja, Francisco, Zazo Cardeña, Caridad, Goy Goy, José Luis, Bardají Azcárate, Teresa, Luque, Luis de, Lario, Javier, Dabrio González, Cristino José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/49360
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49360
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:550.34
Archeoseismology
Paleoseismicity
Unstable ground
Betic Cordilleras
Spain
Sismología (Geología)
2507.05 Sismología y Prospección Sísmica
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spelling Archaeoseismic record at the ancient Roman City of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz, south Spain)Silva Barroso, Pablo GabrielBorja, FranciscoZazo Cardeña, CaridadGoy Goy, José LuisBardají Azcárate, TeresaLuque, Luis deLario, JavierDabrio González, Cristino José550.34ArcheoseismologyPaleoseismicityUnstable groundBetic CordillerasSpainSismología (Geología)2507.05 Sismología y Prospección SísmicaThis study represents the first paleoseismic approach in Spain in which archaeological remains are considered. The ancient Roman city of Baelo Claudia (1st–4th centuries AD), located at the axial zone of the Gibraltar Strait (Cadiz, south Spain), contains abundant disrupted architectural relics and ground collapses (i.e. landsliding, liquefacion) probably related to historic earthquake damage of intensity IX–X MSK. The archaeological stratigraphy of the city evidence two major episodes of abrupt city destruction bracketed in AD 40–60 and AD 350–395 separated by an intervening horizon of demolition for city rebuilding, otherwise characteristic for many earthquake-damaged archaeological sites in the Mediterranean. The second episode led the eventual city abandonment, and it is evidenced by good examples of column collapse, distortion, failure and breakdown of house and city walls, and pavement warping and disruptions documented during different archaeological excavations, which can be catalogued as secondary coseismic effects. Main damaged relicts observable today are the set of pop-up like arrays and warping developed in the ancient Roman pavement. Their analysis indicate an anomalous westwards ground displacement oblique to the main gentle southward slope of the topography, as also evidence failures, collapses and breakdown of walls and columns, suggesting that stress acted in a broad SW–NE/WSW–ENE orientation consistent whit the expectable motion along the largest NE–SW strike-slip faults of the zone, which in turn can be catalogued as seismic sources of moderate events (ca. 5 mb). Major disruptions and city abandonment were hesitantly related to relatively far strong earthquakes occurred during the late 4th century AD in the Mediterranean or western coast of Iberia by Menanteau et al. [Menanteau, L., Vanney, J.R., Zazo, C., 1983. Belo II : Belo et son environment (Detroit de Gibraltar), Etude physique d’un site antique. Pub. Casa de Velazquez, Serie Archeologie 4., Ed. Broccard, París.]. However, this study indicates that the occurrence of close moderate earthquakes jointly with the unstable character of the ground at the zone (site effect) is a more reliable hypothesis to explain the observed deformations.Elsevier Science B.V.Universidad Complutense de Madrid20052005-01-0120052005-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49360reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/493602026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Archaeoseismic record at the ancient Roman City of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz, south Spain)
title Archaeoseismic record at the ancient Roman City of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz, south Spain)
spellingShingle Archaeoseismic record at the ancient Roman City of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz, south Spain)
Silva Barroso, Pablo Gabriel
550.34
Archeoseismology
Paleoseismicity
Unstable ground
Betic Cordilleras
Spain
Sismología (Geología)
2507.05 Sismología y Prospección Sísmica
title_short Archaeoseismic record at the ancient Roman City of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz, south Spain)
title_full Archaeoseismic record at the ancient Roman City of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz, south Spain)
title_fullStr Archaeoseismic record at the ancient Roman City of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz, south Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Archaeoseismic record at the ancient Roman City of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz, south Spain)
title_sort Archaeoseismic record at the ancient Roman City of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz, south Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Silva Barroso, Pablo Gabriel
Borja, Francisco
Zazo Cardeña, Caridad
Goy Goy, José Luis
Bardají Azcárate, Teresa
Luque, Luis de
Lario, Javier
Dabrio González, Cristino José
author Silva Barroso, Pablo Gabriel
author_facet Silva Barroso, Pablo Gabriel
Borja, Francisco
Zazo Cardeña, Caridad
Goy Goy, José Luis
Bardají Azcárate, Teresa
Luque, Luis de
Lario, Javier
Dabrio González, Cristino José
author_role author
author2 Borja, Francisco
Zazo Cardeña, Caridad
Goy Goy, José Luis
Bardají Azcárate, Teresa
Luque, Luis de
Lario, Javier
Dabrio González, Cristino José
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 550.34
Archeoseismology
Paleoseismicity
Unstable ground
Betic Cordilleras
Spain
Sismología (Geología)
2507.05 Sismología y Prospección Sísmica
topic 550.34
Archeoseismology
Paleoseismicity
Unstable ground
Betic Cordilleras
Spain
Sismología (Geología)
2507.05 Sismología y Prospección Sísmica
description This study represents the first paleoseismic approach in Spain in which archaeological remains are considered. The ancient Roman city of Baelo Claudia (1st–4th centuries AD), located at the axial zone of the Gibraltar Strait (Cadiz, south Spain), contains abundant disrupted architectural relics and ground collapses (i.e. landsliding, liquefacion) probably related to historic earthquake damage of intensity IX–X MSK. The archaeological stratigraphy of the city evidence two major episodes of abrupt city destruction bracketed in AD 40–60 and AD 350–395 separated by an intervening horizon of demolition for city rebuilding, otherwise characteristic for many earthquake-damaged archaeological sites in the Mediterranean. The second episode led the eventual city abandonment, and it is evidenced by good examples of column collapse, distortion, failure and breakdown of house and city walls, and pavement warping and disruptions documented during different archaeological excavations, which can be catalogued as secondary coseismic effects. Main damaged relicts observable today are the set of pop-up like arrays and warping developed in the ancient Roman pavement. Their analysis indicate an anomalous westwards ground displacement oblique to the main gentle southward slope of the topography, as also evidence failures, collapses and breakdown of walls and columns, suggesting that stress acted in a broad SW–NE/WSW–ENE orientation consistent whit the expectable motion along the largest NE–SW strike-slip faults of the zone, which in turn can be catalogued as seismic sources of moderate events (ca. 5 mb). Major disruptions and city abandonment were hesitantly related to relatively far strong earthquakes occurred during the late 4th century AD in the Mediterranean or western coast of Iberia by Menanteau et al. [Menanteau, L., Vanney, J.R., Zazo, C., 1983. Belo II : Belo et son environment (Detroit de Gibraltar), Etude physique d’un site antique. Pub. Casa de Velazquez, Serie Archeologie 4., Ed. Broccard, París.]. However, this study indicates that the occurrence of close moderate earthquakes jointly with the unstable character of the ground at the zone (site effect) is a more reliable hypothesis to explain the observed deformations.
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