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| Image number: | 1127 |
| Feature : | excavation |
| Grouping : | measuring techniques |
| Discipline : | archaeology-praehistory-history |
| Year : | 1994 |
| Locality : | Shum Laka |
| Country : | Cameroon |
| Region - tribe : | Bamenda |
| Physiographic region : | Bamenda highlands |
| Notice : | notice The way of excavating has to be adapted to local soil characteristics. Here, the pit walls in ashes have to be protected from above to prevent their collapse. The layers, visible, not only hold archaeological remains but also evidence for the ancient environment |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 1994 Image 1127. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |