▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁political ▁inst ability . ▁ ▁This ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁site ' s ▁history ▁is ▁unique . ▁The ▁settlement ' s ▁layout , ▁the ▁orientation ▁of ▁its ▁buildings , ▁the ▁architecture ▁and ▁construction ▁methods ▁differ ▁not ▁only ▁from ▁the ▁preceding ▁and ▁succeed ing ▁phases ▁of ▁occupation ▁but ▁from ▁any ▁other ▁settlement ▁period . ▁This ▁may ▁reflect ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁a ▁city ▁had ▁not ▁existed ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁period , ▁some ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁years ▁earlier . ▁The ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁using ▁local ▁stone , ▁rather ▁than ▁material ▁imported ▁from ▁nearby ▁Mount ▁Car mel ▁as ▁in ▁previous ▁periods ; ▁an ▁observation ▁common ▁to ▁this ▁and ▁later ▁periods . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁evidence ▁of ▁pot tery ▁and ▁glass ware ▁finds , ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁gradually ▁abandoned . ▁A ▁major ▁earth qu ake ▁in ▁ 1 0 3 3 ▁CE ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁dev ast ated ▁the ▁region , ▁and ▁signs ▁of ▁an ▁earth qu ake ▁can ▁be ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁settlement . ▁The ▁settlement ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁finally ▁abandoned ▁som etime ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century . ▁Cer am ics ▁from ▁this ▁period ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁lux ur ious ▁of ▁their ▁time . ▁ ▁Cr us ader ▁and ▁M aml uk ▁periods ▁ ▁Historical ▁record ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁First ▁Cr us ade , ▁Y ok ne am ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Frank ish ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Jerusalem . ▁It ▁appears ▁in ▁Latin ▁sources