ABSTRACT
When we look at the landscape of the valley today we do not see a place anchored in the past. Rather, the built landscape shows a variety of building types past and present, evolved over time, that share the same “genetic code.” The first thing that strikes the eye is the presence of the tighremt (plur. tighrematin), the traditional fortified farm, built in rammed earth, provided with four lean corner towers, expressing its defensive nature and its social and political significance (Montagne 1930, Laoust 1934, Terrasse 1938, Jacques-Meunié 1962).
