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Like in any Middle Eastern city, the public bath, or hammam, was a vital social institution in Ottoman cities for centuries. Hammams played a primary role in promoting hygiene and public health, but they also served as meeting places... more
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      Ottoman art and architectureGAZİANTEPHammamsTurkish Bath
Over the past decade the Antique and Medieval Baths of Egypt programme of the IFAO and the Balnéorient group have conducted multidisciplinary studies of the collective baths and bathing culture of Egyptian societies from the 4th century... more
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      Egyptian ArchaeologyGreek PapyrologyBaths and bathing cultureHammams
Malgré la disparité des sources et des vestiges matériels, il reste possible de restituer une histoire de l’architecture des bains algériens. Patrimoine en grande partie méconnu, leur construction s’échelonne depuis la fondation des... more
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      Ottoman art and architectureHammamsHydraulic ArchitectureOttoman baths
La seguente indagine scientifica rappresenta un nuovo tassello nella ricerca multidisciplinare riguardante l'analisi degli aspetti architettonici e funzionali di Castel del Monte, edificato per volontà di Federico li di Svevia attorno... more
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      ArchaeologyDesignArchitectureMedieval History
Σιδηροκαύσια: Ιστορία – Τόπος Η οθωµανική πόλη των Σιδηροκαυσίων αναπτύχθηκε την περίοδο µεταξύ 15 ου και 17 ου αιώνα στα δυτικά του οικισµού των σηµερινών Σταγείρων Χαλκιδικής. Στην περιοχή υπήρχε σηµαντική µεταλλευτική δραστηριότητα... more
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      Ottoman HistoryOttoman ArchaeologyOttoman StudiesOttoman Empire
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      Medieval StudiesMedieval IslamEarly Medieval ArchaeologyMedieval Archaeology
Balnéorient is a federative and multidisciplinary research programme whose aim is to study collective baths (balaneia, thermae and hammams) in the countries of Eastern Mediterranean and Arabian Peninsula from ancient times to nowadays.... more
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      Roman Baths (Archaeology)Greek BathsBaths and bathing cultureHammams
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      Cultural HeritageHeritage ConservationHistory of Ottoman Art and ArchitectureHammams
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      Urban HistoryEarly modern Ottoman HistoryPublic SpaceIstanbul
Following the discovery of a Mamlūk public bath and a vaulted hall to the south of the Cotton Market in the Old City of Jerusalem, this article proposes a new evaluation of the urban fabric in close proximity to the focal point of the... more
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      Mamluk StudiesJerusalemHammams
Since 2006 the Balnéorient team has been studying ancient (from the Early Hellenistic period on) to contemporary collective baths in the Eastern Mediterranean. This federative program aimed at examining the various aspects of this hugely... more
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      Near Eastern ArchaeologyMamluk StudiesOttoman StudiesRoman Baths (Archaeology)
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      Ottoman HistoryPublic SpaceHistory of IstanbulCoffeehouse
Led since 2008, the archaeological researches at Qalhāt (Qalhāt Project/Qalhāt Development Project), in the South Sharqiyah Governorate of Oman, delivered the vestiges of a whole port city of the Middle Ages (13th-16th c. C.E.) with all... more
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      Islamic ArchaeologyMedieval ArchaeologyIslamic StudiesIslamic' Architecture
Now that we no longer need a public place to cleanse ourselves, the role of the public bath has been greatly diminished, much to the detriment of modern society. This journey to baths in the Middle East and Central Europe evokes the... more
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      History of architectureAncient RomeBaths and bathing culturePublic Baths
Kültür turizminin hızla gelişen bir parçası olan kültürel miras turizmi, günümüzde gittikçe önem kazanmaktadır. Bu çerçevede kültürel varlıklar ve özellikle mimari doku, koruma altına alınarak turizm amaçlı kullanılmaktadır. Özgün mimari... more
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      Heritage TourismHeritage ConservationHammamsTurk Hamami
In the year 2006, the hamman of Churriana de la Vega (Granada, Spain), a XVth Century Listed Building, was for the first time the subject of archaeological study. An archival and historiographical research was followed by the... more
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      MoriscosArchaeology of BuildingsArchaeology of ArchitectureAl-Andalus archaeology
Resumen: La restauración y consolidación del Dolmen de Alberite (Villamartín, Cádiz), requirió previamente la realización de una intervención arqueológica de urgencia. Por otra parte, se exponen los datos obtenidos durante la vigilancia... more
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      Medieval ArchaeologyArchaeology of BuildingsModern ArchitectureArchaeology of standing buildings
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      Archaeology of BuildingsAl-Andalus archaeologyArchaeology of standing buildingsArqueología De La Arquitectura
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      Medieval HistoryUrbanism (Archaeology)Medieval ArchaeologyUrban archaeology
Continuamos viajando por al-Andalus y nos vamos hasta la ciudad de Jaén, donde vamos a conocer otro hammam. Los Baños Árabes de Jaén se sitúan en la planta sótano del Palacio de Villardompardo. Se construyeron aprovechando los restos de... more
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      Al-AndalusPatrimonio CulturalJaénHammams
"A Paradise on Earth. The hammam and the Economy of Salvation". The adoption and adaptation of the late-antique practice of the public baths in early Islam gave rise to contrasting responses among religious scholars. Many early... more
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      Arabic LiteratureHammams
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      Medieval HistoryUrbanism (Archaeology)Medieval ArchaeologyUrban archaeology
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      Islamic ArchaeologyArqueología IslámicaHammamsArqueologia Virtual
"Hasta fechas muy recientes en que ha sido sustituida por otros materiales la cerámica ha sido fiel compañera de la vida cotidiana de los hombres. Tanto la abundancia de las materias primas necesarias para su fabricación, relativa... more
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      Islamic ArchaeologyNorth Africa StudiesIslamic ArtIslamic Studies
Seminário de Termalismo e Turismo de Saúde sobre hammam ou banho turco, um espaço social, ritual e identitário.
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      HistoryCultural HeritageRitualHealth and Wellness Tourism
Spiritualità e benessere: percorsi di identità per un nuovo umanesimo. Si pone in continuità con il convegno appena celebrato Educare alla speranza oggi. Sfide educative e itinerari pedagogici per uno sviluppo integrale della persona. Le... more
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      Water PollutionWater scarcityHammamsAcqua
Archaeological study on Medieval Arab Bath (Ceuta)
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      Islamic ArchaeologyEarly and Medieval Islamic Art and ArchitectureAl-Andalus archaeologyHammams
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      History of Ottoman Art and ArchitectureHammamsOttoman Heritage Art and ArchitectureOttoman Architecture In the Balkans
ANDALUSIES I CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL « ESCENARIOS URBANOS DE AL-ANDALUS Y EL OCCIDENTE MUSULMAN » VELEZ-MALAGA, 16-18 DE JUNIO DE 2010
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      Al-AndalusMosque ArchitectureHammams
En mi página de Facebook Al-Andalus, Arqueología e Historia me dedico a la difusión de noticias, publicaciones e información sobre la investigación arqueológica e histórica de al-Andalus, estando orientada a un público amplio, tanto... more
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      PhotographyCultural HeritageAl-AndalusAl Andalus (Islamic History)
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      Medieval ArchaeologyBaths and bathing cultureHammamsBaths History
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      Dead Sea Scrolls Nag Hammadi CodicesMacedoniaPublic BathsSerres (Macedonia)
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      AnthropologyGenderMoroccoOrientalism
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      Roman Baths (Archaeology)Baths and bathing cultureHammams
Violence, intrigues, murders ... all under the cover of darkness and the isolation of the hammam. We bring to light the cases recorded in the preserved chronicles, especially the Muslim ones and especially in al-Andalus.
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      Al-AndalusMedieval Islamic HistoryAl Andalus (Islamic History)Crime
Souvent défini comme un espace d’intériorité et d’abstraction d’autrui, l’intime apparaît comme un angle mort des sciences sociales. Ayant participé de représentations parfois réductrices de l’individuel, du social, de l’Orient et... more
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      Gender StudiesAnthropologyMediterranean StudiesIntimacy
Abstract – In 2008 a preliminary survey was carried out on the site of Khirbat al-Dūsaq near Shawbak and confirmed the presence of a bath and an īwān opening onto a large pool. In 2009, the first excavation campaign focused on the pool... more
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      HistoryArt HistoryArchitectureMedieval History
When the film Hamam was screened in Turkey, there was a great outcry claiming that this was a totally distorting, orientalizing, and wholly untrue account of what goes on in a traditional Turkish bath. Reading any tourist guide, one... more
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      Cruising SexGay And Lesbian StudiesTurkish and Middle East StudiesFerzan Ozpetek
Adaptive reuse of the built heritage can often result in damage to heritage values both during the adaptation and reuse processes -in many cases it can bear on building performance and user satisfaction. Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is... more
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      Cultural HeritageIntangible cultural heritageTurkeyHeritage Value
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      HistoryMedieval HistoryMedieval StudiesMedieval Archaeology
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      Al-Andalus archaeologyHammamsCeuta history, Ceuta Archaeology
Since 2006 the Balnéorient team has been studying ancient (from the Early Hellenistic period on) to contemporary collective baths in the Eastern Mediterranean. This federative program aimed at examining the various aspects of this hugely... more
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      Ottoman ArchaeologyMamluk StudiesRoman Baths (Archaeology)Greek Architecture
Morocco is one of the countries with the highest record of traditional living hammāms. Despite this fact, this key civic building remains poorly studied by researchers and professionals. This paper presents a research into Moroccan... more
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      EngineeringHistoric PreservationArchitecturalTraditional Architecture
Medieval Islamic Architectural Heritage (Ceuta)
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      ArtIslamic ArchaeologyNorth Africa StudiesMedieval Islam
Yeni Hammam is a monument of culture of local importance. With its rich four-centuries-long history, along with Chifte Hammam, it is one of the last information-bearers of the ottoman bath culture in Plovdiv. After a devastating fire in... more
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      Cultural HeritageHistory of Ottoman Art and ArchitectureArchitectural HeritageBaths and bathing culture
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      Al-AndalusIslamic' ArchitectureHammamsIslamic Archeology
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      Islamic ArchaeologyIslamic water supply systemHammamsArchaeology of water