FIELD NOTES / CMR / Middle Africa
Cameroon
Dry-stone structures & terraced slopes.
START WITH A PLACE
Diy-Gid-Biy Cultural Landscape of the Mandara Mountains
Diy-Gid-Biy comprises dry-stone archaeological structures in the Mandara Mountains. Mafa villages, terraces and places of worship form the surrounding cultural landscape; the original builders of the structures remain uncertain.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Compare the fitted stones of a structure with a terrace retaining wall. Keep visible construction evidence separate from assumptions about original use.
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)