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Korzhenkov et al. (2016) identified evidence for two earthquake events at Qasr Bint, the earlier of which likely corresponds to one of the 363 CE Cyril Quakes, followed by a subsequent seismic episode. Similarly, Tholbecq et al. (2022:67) interpreted fallen blocks near the apse as the result of damage from two separate earthquakes: one attributable to the southern 363 CE Cyril event, and a later event such as the 419 CE Monaxius and Plinta Quake or, as later suggested by Tholbecq et al. (2023:33), one of the mid-8th-century CE earthquakes.

Jones (2021) further suggested that Qasr al-Bint may have suffered damage during a late 6th-century CE earthquake, possibly the Inscription at Areopolis Quake. At the same time, Jones noted that Renel (2013:349) proposed an end to post-363 CE occupation in the early 5th century CE, potentially as a result of major flooding, as argued by Paradise (2011). Jones therefore concluded that while abandonment in the 5th century CE due to flooding remains plausible, Qasr al-Bint may nonetheless have sustained additional damage during a later seismic event in the 6th century CE.

By Jefferson Williams