Ḥamā, art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Burns, Ross
Leiden
Brill
(1,252 words)
The Danish excavations on Ḥamā 's citadel hill in the 1930s yielded clear evidence that the site has been occupied since the Bronze Age. Structural remains were scarce, however, and we know only enough to be confident that the hill has been used in all major periods, including scattered indications of Byzantine fortification. One of the most recognisable structures was the "house of mosaics," which showed uninterrupted occupation from Byzantine into early Islamic times. Excavations alongside the Greek Orthodox cathedral revealed a remarkable range of mosaics from the first half