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Nearby his family was
building a house. The
method of making wall
is to mix up planks,
the desired width,
then fill in between
with adobe mud mixed
with straw to hold it
together. This manner
of working over farthings
thrusting on this
earth to wedge it in
tightly. Sun-dried
bricks are often used
also for house walls.
There are large
black clay tiles at the
hearth, one third
on many of the ridges as.