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Stone sawing machine at the Temple of Artemis in Jerash, Jordan

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    Identifier:  imarina:9403585
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9403585
    Authors:  González G; Herrera B
    Abstract:
    Finishing materials play an important role in architectural design. Since ancient times, claddings made of noble materials (mainly stone) convey grandeur. Clearly, there was a technology to transform quarry stones into slabs using stone sawing machines. An example of this comes from the excavation work carried out in 1930 at the Temple of Artemis in Jerash (6th century AD). The archaeologists found a facility which was classified as a stone sawmill. The efficiency of such machines, their construction method and their resistance characteristics have not been studied as yet. This paper aims to define such parameters for the stone sawing machine located in Jerash.

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    Link to the original source: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/107902
    APA: González G; Herrera B (2023). Stone sawing machine at the Temple of Artemis in Jerash, Jordan. Dyna-Colombia, 90(229), 35-44. DOI: 10.15446/dyna.v90n229.107902
    Paper original source: Dyna-Colombia. 90 (229): 35-44
    Article's DOI: 10.15446/dyna.v90n229.107902
    Journal publication year: 2023-10-01
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Record's date: 2026-05-09
    URV's Author/s: González Baixauli, Genaro / Herrera Gómez, Blas
    Department: Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques, Enginyeria Mecànica
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
    Author, as appears in the article.: González G; Herrera B
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Thematic Areas: General engineering, Engineering, multidisciplinary, Engineering (all), Engenharias iv, Ciências agrárias i, Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
    Author's mail: genaro.gonzalez@urv.cat, blas.herrera@urv.cat

  • Keywords:

    Watermill
    Stone sawing
    Roman machine
    Jerash
    Historical technology
    Design analysis
    Engineering
    Multidisciplinary
    General engineering
    Engineering (all)
    Engenharias iv
    Ciências agrárias i
    Administração pública e de empresas
    ciências contábeis e turismo

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