Documentare i caratteri dei sistemi fortificati in terra cruda dello Ksar di Tamnougalt in Marocco

The paper analyses the complex defensive system of the Ksar of Tamnougalt in the Drâa Valley, built using traditional earthen construction techniques. Despite its current state of partial abandonment, the village’s historical and cultural importance is tangible in its material traces, witnesses of the Berber cultural presence, as well as its architectural features. In this context, the research uses fast-survey technologies and digital tools to document and understand the site’s defensive elements. It explores representation techniques that convey the material quality and morphological complexity of defensive systems typical of vernacular architecture while ensuring the metric accuracy of drawings and technical documents. The digital documentation of the site led to the creation of a high-resolution database rich in morphometric data. This allowed the production of two-dimensional drawings and facilitated detailed graphic analyses, providing a deeper understanding of the defensive structures and their architectural components from a typological and technological perspective. It also makes it possible to develop critical syntheses that favour innovation in the descriptive methods of defensive systems built through traditional construction practices. The documentation process digitally preserves the architectural peculiarities and traditional building techniques of this historic site, but also provides a valuable resource for future research and conservation efforts.