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Loopholed structures around Mount Fura in Zimbabwe are linked to the Mutapa State (ca. AD1450–1900). Built along rugged ridges and hilltops, these stone enclosures may have served as fortifications during periods of conflict and political instability.
Bara perimeter wall is one of several defensive earthworks associated with Oyo-Ile, the former capital of the Oyo Empire, southwestern Nigeria. The enclosure dates between c. AD 1620 and 1837 and formed part of the broader defensive landscape of the Oyo capital.
#GroundingHeritage #Didyouknow #Oyo
Last week, MAEASaM's Friederike Jürcke joined the CLARE CoHeRe workshop at the University of Cologne, discussing #climate change impacts on heritage and how heritage can inform adaptation policies. She also led a #QGIS session on data management and visualisation.
#MAEASaM #CulturalHeritage
MAEASaM Project held a three-day archival digitisation workshop at NMK and BIEA (27–29 May 2026),bringing together participants from Kenya, Tanzania,and Ethiopia.The training focused on digitisation workflows,metadata, digital preservation,and the management of archaeological and heritage archives.
See where we are in this week’s #HeritageFromAbove
Today we zoom to an important site that houses many fine-line rock paintings made by, but do you know its name?
Send your answer in the comments. Stay tuned to find out more!
#HeritageQuiz #Satelliteimagery #GoogleEath #Africanheritage #Rockart
A step-by-step guide of #digitising the #UNESCO site of Gorée Island: 1. georeferencing a historical map onto satellite imagery, 2. delineating the property boundary and buffer zone, 3. digitizing the sub-sites, 4. linking to metadata, and saving the data.
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