Water Reservoir - Tiberias

Introduction

Ferrario et al (2020) reported on fractures in an Umayyad Water Reservoir located between the Theatre and the South Gate.

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Maps

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Fig. 6a Map of the southern

Figure 6a

Map of the Southern Gate and water reservoir sites, ca. 200 m S of the Theatre, along the Jordan Valley Western Boundary (JVWB) Fault strike, with indication of picture view angles and trace of total station profile. Fault trace is marked by red dashed line

Ferrario et al (2020)

gate and reservoir sites from Ferrario et al (2020)
Fig. 4 Map of Ancient Tiberias

Figure 4: Map of ancient Tiberias (modified after Hirschfeld & Gutfeld, 2008) with indication of the inferred lineament and trench position.

Ferrario et al (2015)

from Ferrario et al (2020)

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Fig. 6a Map of the southern

Figure 6a

Map of the Southern Gate and water reservoir sites, ca. 200 m S of the Theatre, along the Jordan Valley Western Boundary (JVWB) Fault strike, with indication of picture view angles and trace of total station profile. Fault trace is marked by red dashed line

Ferrario et al (2020)

gate and reservoir sites from Ferrario et al (2020)
Fig. 4 Map of Ancient Tiberias

Figure 4: Map of ancient Tiberias (modified after Hirschfeld & Gutfeld, 2008) with indication of the inferred lineament and trench position.

Ferrario et al (2015)

from Ferrario et al (2020)

Aerial Views

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Photos

Fig. 6d Fractures affecting

Figure 6d

set of fractures affecting an Umayyad water reservoir, located in between the Theatre and the Southern Gate.

Ferrario et al (2020)

an Umayyad water reservoir from Ferrario et al (2020)

Umayyad (?) Earthquake

Figures

Fig. 6d Fractures affecting

Figure 6d

set of fractures affecting an Umayyad water reservoir, located in between the Theatre and the Southern Gate.

Ferrario et al (2020)

an Umayyad water reservoir from Ferrario et al (2020)
Fig. 6a Map of the southern

Figure 6a

Map of the Southern Gate and water reservoir sites, ca. 200 m S of the Theatre, along the Jordan Valley Western Boundary (JVWB) Fault strike, with indication of picture view angles and trace of total station profile. Fault trace is marked by red dashed line

Ferrario et al (2020)

gate and reservoir sites from Ferrario et al (2020)
Fig. 4 Map of Ancient Tiberias

Figure 4: Map of ancient Tiberias (modified after Hirschfeld & Gutfeld, 2008) with indication of the inferred lineament and trench position.

Ferrario et al (2015)

from Ferrario et al (2020)

Discussion

Ferrario et al (2020) reports that during the last excavation phase in 2017 an Umayyad Water Reservoir was uncovered. One of the faces of the reservoir exhibits a series of steeply inclined fractures between masonry blocks, located in a ca. 1 m wide zone (Fig. 6d). This fracture zone is situated along the line connecting the graben in the Theatre and the warped Byzantine wall at the Southern Gate, i.e. on the fault line [see Fig.s 6a and 4].

Umayyad (?) Earthquake

Effect	Location	Image(s)	Description
Penetrative fractures in masonry	Umayyad Water Reservoir Figure 6a Map of the Southern Gate and water reservoir sites, ca. 200 m S of the Theatre, along the Jordan Valley Western Boundary (JVWB) Fault strike, with indication of picture view angles and trace of total station profile. Fault trace is marked by red dashed line Ferrario et al (2020) Figure 4: Map of ancient Tiberias (modified after Hirschfeld & Gutfeld, 2008) with indication of the inferred lineament and trench position. Ferrario et al (2015)	Figure 6d set of fractures affecting an Umayyad water reservoir, located in between the Theatre and the Southern Gate. Ferrario et al (2020)	South of the Theatre, the last excavation phase during 2017 uncovered an Umayyad water reservoir. Damage is here represented by a series of steeply inclined fractures between masonry blocks, located in a ca. 1 m wide zone (Fig. 6d). The damage zone is situated along the line connecting the graben in the Theatre and the warped Byzantine wall at the Southern Gate, i.e. on the fault line. - Ferrario et al (2020)

Umayyad (?) Earthquake

Earthquake Archeological Effects chart

Earthquake Archeological Effects (EAE)

Rodríguez-Pascua et al (2013: 221-224)

of Rodríguez-Pascua et al (2013: 221-224)

Effect	Location	Image(s)	Description	Intensity
Penetrative fractures in masonry	Umayyad Water Reservoir Figure 6a Map of the Southern Gate and water reservoir sites, ca. 200 m S of the Theatre, along the Jordan Valley Western Boundary (JVWB) Fault strike, with indication of picture view angles and trace of total station profile. Fault trace is marked by red dashed line Ferrario et al (2020) Figure 4: Map of ancient Tiberias (modified after Hirschfeld & Gutfeld, 2008) with indication of the inferred lineament and trench position. Ferrario et al (2015)	Figure 6d set of fractures affecting an Umayyad water reservoir, located in between the Theatre and the Southern Gate. Ferrario et al (2020)	South of the Theatre, the last excavation phase during 2017 uncovered an Umayyad water reservoir. Damage is here represented by a series of steeply inclined fractures between masonry blocks, located in a ca. 1 m wide zone (Fig. 6d). The damage zone is situated along the line connecting the graben in the Theatre and the warped Byzantine wall at the Southern Gate, i.e. on the fault line. - Ferrario et al (2020)	VI +

This archaeoseismic evidence requires a minimum Intensity of VI (6) when using the Earthquake Archeological Effects chart of Rodríguez-Pascua et al (2013: 221-224).

References

Ferrario, M. F., et al. (2020). "The mid-8th century CE surface faulting along the Dead Sea Fault at Tiberias (Sea of Galilee, Israel)." Tectonics 39(9).

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