ABSTRACT
Southern Morocco is home to thousands of earthen kasbahs and ksour, or fortified earthen settlements. In 2011 the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) partnered with the Centre de Conservation et de Réhabilitation du Patrimoine Architectural Atlasiques et Subatlasiques (CERKAS) to develop a Conservation and Rehabilitation Plan (CRP) for the Kasbah of Taourirt in Ouarzazate. The CRP developed a methodology for preserving this large earthen complex as a model for similar sites in the region. This paper describes the project with a focus on the planning process and the development of conservation policies that guided physical interventions on the site. The important role of these policies in the rehabilitation process is explored and recommendations are made for applying the methodology at earthen sites in Morocco and the wider region.
