FIELD NOTES / ALB / Southern Europe
Albania
Archaeological layers & wetland edges.
START WITH A PLACE
Butrint
Butrint preserves remains from successive periods of settlement, including Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Venetian occupation. Changes in the surrounding wetland landscape are part of the site’s long history.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Read an archaeological wall alongside the ground and water around it. Compare reused alignments with places where later construction changed the plan.
An editorial observation prompt, grounded in the reference above.
WORKING COLOUR
A palette to begin with.
Five editorial tones for this surface family. Use them as a starting point for a study; they are not measured samples from the site.
Limestone paper#eee7d8oklch(0.929 0.021 85.945)
Warm sediment#c6ad86oklch(0.760 0.060 78.678)
Earth ochre#a36545oklch(0.568 0.092 47.550)
Weathered slate#657d79oklch(0.569 0.029 184.084)
Carbon ink#282b2boklch(0.286 0.004 196.917)