Washing the masses, washing the self: an architectural study of the central bathhouse in Gerasa
Located at the intersection of the cardo and the south decumanus, the Central Bathhouse is the seventh bathhouse identified in Gerasa. From 2002 to 2010, the bathhouse was extensively excavated documenting a prolonged use from the 4th to the 8th cent. through five main architectural phases. The deve...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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IFAPO
[2015]
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Syria
Year: 2015, Volume: 92, Pages: 85-103 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Public bathing
/ Jordan
/ Gerasa
/ Toilet
/ City planning
/ Archaeology
/ History 300-800
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| RelBib Classification: | HH Archaeology TD Late Antiquity TE Middle Ages |
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| Summary: | Located at the intersection of the cardo and the south decumanus, the Central Bathhouse is the seventh bathhouse identified in Gerasa. From 2002 to 2010, the bathhouse was extensively excavated documenting a prolonged use from the 4th to the 8th cent. through five main architectural phases. The development reflects a changing attitude from communal bathing in large basins to washing in individual basins. This study examines the architectural development of the Central bathhouse, discusses its relationship with its immediate urban surroundings and touch upon some of the quotidian activities involved in a visit to the bathhouse. An addendum discusses the entrance to the bathhouse, a latrine and the cold-water basins discovered in 2009. Situé à l’intersection du cardo et du decumanus sud, le bain du centre-ville est le septième édifice thermal identifié à Jérash. Des fouilles extensives ont démontré, entre 2002 et 2010, que son usage s’est maintenu du ive au viiie s., à travers cinq principales phases architecturales. Cette évolution démontre un changement dans les usages, la pratique collective du bain cédant progressivement la place à une conception plus individuelle du bain de propreté. Cet article présente l’évolution architecturale du bain du centre-ville, étudie son fonctionnement ainsi que sa relation à l’environnement urbain immédiat. Un addendum présente en fin d’article le dispositif d’entrée des bains, les latrines et les bassins froids mis au jour en 2009. تقععلىتقاطعالcardoوالdecumanusالجنوبي،ح ّماماتوسطالمدينةهيسابعح ّمامتمالتعرفإليها حتىالآنفيمدينةجرش.تمتوثيقخمسفتراتتم ّتدمنالقرنالرابعحتىالقرنالثامنميلاديمنخلالحفرياتمكثفةبين سنة٢٠٠٢و٢٠١٠.تتميزاحدثالتحولاتفيالمبنىإتباعتصميماكثرفرديللاستحمام.وتق ّدمهذهالدراسةمراحلالتطور المعماريلحماماتوسطالمدينةوالىدراسةعلاقةالمبنىمعالمحيطالمدني. ُتحللهذهالمقالةآخرالعناصرالمكتشفةوهي: مدخل الحم ّامات، المراحيض والأحواض الباردة التي تم ّ إكتشافها بين سنة ٢٠٠٩. |
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| ISSN: | 2076-8435 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Syria
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4000/syria.3006 |