Myth and Science of Sehm Nkar : Cultural Identity and Geochemistry in Nkar Fondom, Bui Division of Cameroon

Beneath the rolling hills of Nkar Fondom in Bui Division, North West Cameroon, lies a monument that history tried to forget: Sehm Nkar — a massive trench carved into the earth by the hands of ancestors centuries ago. To some it is myth. To others it is just a ditch filled by rain and farmed over by generations.  But to the people of Nkar, and to Africa, it is evidence. This research is the first t...