Seismogenic deformations in the walls of the late medieval Yeni-Kale fortress in Eastern Crimea
- Authors: Belik Y.L.1, Korzhenkov A.M.2, Kulikov A.V.3, Larkov A.S.2, Marahanov A.V.2, Ovsyuchenko A.N.2, Rogozhin E.A.2
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Affiliations:
- Eastern Crimean Historical and Cultural Museum Preserve
- Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth
- Institute of Archaeology
- Issue: Vol 53, No 2 (2017)
- Pages: 134-145
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0747-9239/article/view/177396
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S0747923917020049
- ID: 177396
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Abstract
The results of a macroseismic study of the late medieval Turkish Yeni-Kale fortress in Eastern Crimea are described. Despite the fact that the fortress’ structures were considerably affected by local landslide activity, military operations during the Crimean War, the Civil War, and the WWII, as well as by anthropogenic factors, such as railroads, etc., numerous specific deformations in the fortress walls suggest that the existing destruction and damage might be explained by strong seismic impacts. The local intensity of seismic oscillations could be I = (VIII)–IX points according to the MSK-64 macroseismic scale, and the direction of the combined maximum seismic impact could have a NW–SE strike. It is likely that the Turks abandoned the fortress without a battle because of its significant seismic damage and destruction in the 18th century, which had not yet been repaired by the time the Russian army arrived.
About the authors
Y. L. Belik
Eastern Crimean Historical and Cultural Museum Preserve
Author for correspondence.
Email: arhmuseum1826@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Kerch, Republic of Crimea, 298320
A. M. Korzhenkov
Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth
Email: arhmuseum1826@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123242
A. V. Kulikov
Institute of Archaeology
Email: arhmuseum1826@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117036
A. S. Larkov
Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth
Email: arhmuseum1826@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123242
A. V. Marahanov
Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth
Email: arhmuseum1826@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123242
A. N. Ovsyuchenko
Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth
Email: arhmuseum1826@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123242
E. A. Rogozhin
Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth
Email: arhmuseum1826@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123242