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Earth blocks for construction
A mudbrick (or mud-brick), also called an unfired brick, is an air-dried brick composed of a mixture of mud (containing loam, clay, sand, and water) with
Mudbrick
Impression or stamp seals used in Mesopotamia
The mudbrick stamp or brick seal of Mesopotamia are impression or stamp seals made upon bricks or mudbrick. The inscribed seal is in mirror reverse on
Mudbrick_stamp
Wadi in Hadhramaut, Yemen
clustered villages with towering mud-built houses. It is noted for its mudbrick tower house architecture and honey production. Wadi Dawan is considerably
Wadi_Doan
architect who used recycled materials and mudbrick in his constructions and is considered to be a pioneer of modern mudbrick building, having designed more than
Alistair_Knox
Block for masonry construction
and have been used since c. 4000 BC. Air-dried bricks, also known as mudbricks, have a history older than fired bricks, and have an additional ingredient
Brick
City walls of ancient Babylon
the mid-first millennium BC, Nabopolassar built or rebuilt two walls – mudbrick walls and baked-brick embankments – named Imgur-Enlil and Nēmet-Enlil.
Walls_of_Babylon
Building material of earth and organic materials
building material made from loam and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern
Adobe
Ancient Assyrian city
The stone retaining wall and part of the mudbrick structure were reconstructed in the 1960s. The mudbrick reconstruction has deteriorated significantly
Nineveh
Arabic word
"fertilizer". In English, the term is primarily used to describe decomposed mudbricks from archaeological sites, which is an organic material that can be employed
Sebakh
Oldest man-made structure in Africa
about 20 meters (65 feet) high, it was built entirely from sun-dried mudbricks. Inside, the structure consists of a series of chambers and courtyards
Western_Deffufa
Ancient city in northwest Asia Minor
ramp Troy II walls with modern reconstructed mudbrick Troy II fortifications with modern reconstructed mudbrick Troy continued to be occupied between 2300 BC
Troy
Town in Hadhramaut, Yemen
the Shibam District in the Hadhramaut Governorate. It is known for its mudbrick-made high-rise buildings, with some of the buildings reaching as high as
Shibam
Pastoral lease in Northern Territory, Australia
It was occupied and run by the Ward family and is still the site of a mudbrick homestead. The station is on the lands of the Warumungu and Warlmanpa peoples
Banka_Banka_Station
Town in southern Syria
collective population of 22,853 in 2004. The town was well known for its mudbrick architecture and three basalt columns of an ancient Roman temple, hence
Harran_al-Awamid
Mixture of water and any combination of soil, silt, sand, and clay
years, it was common in most parts of the world to build walls using mudbricks or wattle and daub, rammed earth, or cob techniques and to cover the surfaces
Mud
Site of Ancient Egyptian pyramids
5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the south of Dahshur, is the site of several mudbrick pyramids dating from the 12th Dynasty. The area was explored by Ernest
Mazghuna
Medieval fortress in Iran
Rayen, about 100 kilometers south of Kerman, Iran. The castle and the mudbrick city it protects display numerous architectural elements and design strategies
Rayen_Castle
Ancient Mesopotamian civilization from 3300 to 1900 BC
the aisles were rooms for the priests. At one end stood a podium and a mudbrick table for animal and vegetable sacrifices. Granaries and storehouses were
Sumer
Early Bronze Age ziggurat in present-day Iraq
2000 BC Reconstructed c. 500s BC Built by Ur-Nammu Site notes Material Mudbrick Height c. 30 m (98 ft) (original) Length 64 m (210 ft) Width 45 m (148 ft)
Ziggurat_of_Ur
Prehistoric hillfort in southern Germany
contemporary Celtic Europe. A limestone foundation supported a sun-dried mudbrick wall of c. 4 m (13 ft) height, probably topped by a roofed walkway, thus
Heuneburg
Crops native to the New World
architecture Burdei Cave Cliff dwelling Dugout Hut Quiggly hole Jacal Longhouse Mudbrick Mehrgarh Pit-house Pueblitos Pueblo Rock shelter Blombos Cave Abri de la
New_World_crops
Association football club in Saudi Arabia
maroon color to a shade called "Diriyah Tan," inspired by the historic mudbrick architecture of the At-Turaif District. As part of the rebranding, the
Diriyah_Club
Ancient Egyptian temple complex
south of Abydos. The entirety of the complex is surrounded by a sizable mudbrick wall. Dendera, an oasis on the banks of the Nile, was inhabited by thousands
Dendera_temple_complex
American multinational software company
because of the type of clay found there (Adobe being a Spanish word for Mudbrick). Adobe's corporate logo features a stylized "A" and was designed by graphic
Adobe_Inc.
Largest pyramid in the Giza Necropolis, Egypt
contained artefacts including mudbrick seals of Khufu, which Kromer identified with an artisans' settlement. Mudbrick buildings just south of Khufu's
Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
Archaeological site in California, United States
architecture Burdei Cave Cliff dwelling Dugout Hut Quiggly hole Jacal Longhouse Mudbrick Mehrgarh Pit-house Pueblitos Pueblo Rock shelter Blombos Cave Abri de la
Calico_Early_Man_Site
Architectural pointed arch that follows an inverted catenary curve
A mudbrick catenary arch
Catenary_arch
Fort in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
also called the Masmak Fortress or Masmak Fort, is a historic clay and mudbrick fort in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in close
Al_Masmak_Palace
Type of vaulted structure
Nubian vault is a type of curved surface forming a vaulted structure. The mudbrick structure was revived by Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy after re-discovering
Nubian_vault
Archaeological site in Uzbekistan
border of the Samarkand oasis. It consists of a central citadel built of mudbrick and measuring 75 × 75 meters at its base. It incorporates six towers and
Kafir-kala_(Uzbekistan)
Cradle of civilization in North Africa
dwellings were restricted to immediate family members, and were constructed of mudbrick designed to remain cool in the heat of the day. Each home had a kitchen
Ancient_Egypt
Historic architectural style native to Najd region, Saudi Arabia
for its desert adaptive urban patterns with low-contour earth-structured mudbrick buildings that are characterized by elements such as triangular or rectangular
Najdi_architecture
Period in Levantine history
architecture Burdei Cave Cliff dwelling Dugout Hut Quiggly hole Jacal Longhouse Mudbrick Mehrgarh Pit-house Pueblitos Pueblo Rock shelter Blombos Cave Abri de la
Epipalaeolithic
Ancient Greek temple on Aegina
this house of the goddess (temple) was built of stone socles topped with mudbrick upper walls and wooden entablature. The top of the hill was slightly modified
Temple_of_Aphaia
Building in Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen
حصن الرَناد) is a mudbrick palace in the city of Tarim in Yemen. It is considered to be one of the most prominent historical mudbrick buildings in South
Al-Ranad_Fort
Archaeological period, last part of the Stone Age (New Stone Age)
with single rooms. However, these houses were for the first time made of mudbrick. The settlement had a surrounding stone wall and perhaps a stone tower
Neolithic
Archaeological site in Egypt
the raisins"), alternatively named Shuneh and Middle Fort, is a large mudbrick structure located at Abydos in Upper Egypt. The edifice dates to the Second
Shunet_El_Zebib
Fort in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Location within United Arab Emirates Coordinates 25°17′N 55°53′E / 25.283°N 55.883°E / 25.283; 55.883 Site history Built 1750 Materials Rock, mudbrick
Dhaid_Fort
architecture Burdei Cave Cliff dwelling Dugout Hut Quiggly hole Jacal Longhouse Mudbrick Mehrgarh Pit-house Pueblitos Pueblo Rock shelter Blombos Cave Abri de la
Stone_tool
architecture Burdei Cave Cliff dwelling Dugout Hut Quiggly hole Jacal Longhouse Mudbrick Mehrgarh Pit-house Pueblitos Pueblo Rock shelter Blombos Cave Abri de la
Isturitz_and_Oxocelhaya_caves
Great hall in ancient Greek palace complexes
patterned concrete and covered in carpet. The walls, constructed out of mudbrick, were decorated with fresco paintings. There were wood-ornamented metal
Megaron
Commune and city in Zou Department, Benin
protected by a garrison. The royal palaces were fortified with a nearly square mudbrick wall that was 20 feet high. The flanks reached almost 1 mile as blockhouses
Abomey
Ancient city in Turkey
houses around the site match Herodotus's description of fieldstone and mudbrick construction. Most houses had roofs of clay and straw while wealthy residents
Sardis
Ancient masonry structures in Egypt
Kingdom that large pyramids were built again, though instead of stone, mudbrick was the main construction material. Long after the end of Egypt's own pyramid-building
Egyptian_pyramids
Range of similar indigenous architectural styles in West Africa
forest regions of the coast. This style is characterized by the use of mudbricks and adobe plaster, with large wooden-log support beams that jut out from
Sudano-Sahelian_architecture
Throne name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh
proposed: a mastaba in Beit Khallaf attributed to Sanakht by John Garstang, a mudbrick structure in Abu Rawash seen as the tomb of Nebka by Swelim and Dodson
Nebka
Natural building Ice – Igloo, quinzhee Earth – Cob house, sod house, adobe, mudbrick house, rammed earth Timber – Log cabin, log house, Carpenter Gothic, roundhouse
List_of_architectural_styles
Species of flowering plant
World, Immediate Media Company Limited, retrieved 2025-06-22 "Dogbane", Mudbrick Herb Cottage, retrieved 2025-06-22 Winkler, Ullrich (2004), Aktenzeichen
Coleus_caninus
Short plinth used to support a pedestal, sculpture, or column
upper part of the wall, which is made of a different material – frequently mudbrick. This was a typical building practice in ancient Greece, resulting in the
Socle_(architecture)
1229–1574 Sunni Berber dynasty in North Africa
Hafsid architecture was built primarily in stone (rather than brick or mudbrick) and appears to have featured much less decoration. In reviewing the history
Hafsid_dynasty
Residence for humans to live in
communities in Mesopotamia began constructing permanent dwellings of mudbrick; excavations at Uruk and Ubaid reveal single-room and multi-room houses
Home
Western Asian architectural style
house being made out of mudbrick. Wood, ashlar blocks, and rubble were also popular materials used to make houses. The mudbrick was made from clay and
Architecture_of_Mesopotamia
Oldest form of prehistoric art
architecture Burdei Cave Cliff dwelling Dugout Hut Quiggly hole Jacal Longhouse Mudbrick Mehrgarh Pit-house Pueblitos Pueblo Rock shelter Blombos Cave Abri de la
Art_of_the_Upper_Paleolithic
Village in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt
archaeological site in Lower Egypt. It contains a large pyramid and several mudbrick mastabas. The pyramid was Egypt's first straight-sided one, but it partially
Meidum
Palace in Saudi Arabia
Al-Qishlah Palace (Arabic: قصر القشلة) is a historic mudbrick fortress and former military barracks in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia. Commissioned by King Abdulaziz
Qishlah
Archaeological site in Greece
constructed of ashlar sandstone and mudbrick, is built on the pre-existing Protopalatial palace that was destroyed in the mudbrick Middle Minoan IIB period and
Malia_(archaeological_site)
Country in Central and South Asia
bride price. In the villages, families typically occupy mudbrick houses, or compounds with mudbrick or stone walled houses. Villages typically have a headman
Afghanistan
Ancient Egyptian village in the Valley of the Kings
construction methods were used throughout the village. Walls were made of mudbrick, built on top of stone foundations. Mud was applied to the walls, which
Deir_el-Medina
Dwelling
architecture Burdei Cave Cliff dwelling Dugout Hut Quiggly hole Jacal Longhouse Mudbrick Mehrgarh Pit-house Pueblitos Pueblo Rock shelter Blombos Cave Abri de la
Hut
Memorial temple of Ramesses II in Egypt
peristyle court with two chapel shrines. The entire complex was surrounded by mudbrick walls which started at the gigantic southeast pylon. A cache of papyri
Ramesseum
Near Eastern civilization during the Iron Age
around a common courtyard. They built three- or four-room houses out of mudbrick with a stone foundation and sometimes with a second story made of wood
Ancient_Israel_and_Judah
Ancient Philistine city and modern archaeological site in Israel
city was occupied in Strata III–II fortified with a mudbrick city wall and a 7 m-wide (23 ft) mudbrick tower faced with Phoenician-type ashlar masonry in
Ekron
Axe specifically designed for combat
architecture Burdei Cave Cliff dwelling Dugout Hut Quiggly hole Jacal Longhouse Mudbrick Mehrgarh Pit-house Pueblitos Pueblo Rock shelter Blombos Cave Abri de la
Battle_axe
City in Sohag, Egypt
located on the territory of Girga including Beit Khallaf, a necropolis with mudbrick tombs dating back to the 3rd dynasty. Girga was the capital of Upper Egypt
Girga
Town in Ismailia, Egypt
site and the ancient city of Mesen. Excavations also revealed a large mudbrick enclosure surrounding a temple, two successive stone roads dating to the
El_Qantara,_Egypt
Town in Tillabéri Region, Niger
stagnant water remain in this valley in the dry season there's a lot of mudbrick making. Scene at the bus station Preparing meat skewers Brick making on
Filingué
Fortified settlement in West Africa
least the 16th century. Tata are often made of wood and rammed earth or mudbrick, but sometimes of stone as well. They usually have round or square towers
Tata_(fortification)
Type of tomb in ancient Egypt
rectangular structure with inward sloping sides, constructed out of mudbricks or limestone. These edifices marked the burial sites of many eminent Egyptians
Mastaba
Topics referred to by the same term
Swelling (medical) Globus pharyngeus, a "lump in one's throat" Clay lump, a mudbrick Lump of coal, a threat to misbehaving children (instead of presents at
Lump
Archaeological site in Jordan
construction of fortification walls and residential and non-residential stone and mudbrick architecture. A non domestic area was located at the western gate. The
Numeira
Architecture from the African region of Nubia
earliest Nubian architecture used perishable materials, wattle and daub, mudbricks, animal hide, and other light and supple materials. Early Nubian architecture
Nubian_architecture
18th Century, with building materials being mainly wood, sandstone and mudbrick. It is a pedestrianised area of narrow winding streets, combining residential
Laiki_Geitonia
City in Israel
phases, Stratum IVb with mudbrick wall on stone foundations and rounded exterior corners. In Stratum IVa there was a mudbrick wall with no stone foundations
Lod
Archeological site in Egypt
replacing mudbrick which had been the staple building material prior. This shift to limestone – a hard, dense material compared to mudbrick – presented
Pyramid_of_Djoser
Theban tomb
superstructure that included a sunken courtyard often surrounded by a low mudbrick enclosure wall. This space, which was open to the sky, connected the tomb
TT69
Ancient Mesopotamian architectural feature
nails made of clay, inscribed with cuneiform, baked, and stuck into the mudbrick walls to serve as evidence that the temple or building was the divine property
Clay_nail
Neolithic sculpture found in Turkey
architecture Burdei Cave Cliff dwelling Dugout Hut Quiggly hole Jacal Longhouse Mudbrick Mehrgarh Pit-house Pueblitos Pueblo Rock shelter Blombos Cave Abri de la
Seated_Woman_of_Çatalhöyük
Study of sound and its relation to ancient things
architecture Burdei Cave Cliff dwelling Dugout Hut Quiggly hole Jacal Longhouse Mudbrick Mehrgarh Pit-house Pueblitos Pueblo Rock shelter Blombos Cave Abri de la
Archaeoacoustics
Ancient Egyptian temple
Sixth Station of Kamare was a shrine for Amun, Holy of Steps. A small mudbrick shrine was built in the courtyard of Nectanebo I in early second century
Luxor_Temple
Ancient Egyptian official
has been destroyed. The building was found within an outer wall made of mudbricks, measuring 30.4 m × 35.8 m. The decoration of the mastaba was only preserved
Senusret_(vizier)
Village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
were three cellars, a small hall with four columns and a courtyard (with mudbrick walls) with ten limestone columns. The limestone building was placed within
Abusir
Ancient Egyptian pyramid
Sneferu's Red Pyramid. It was erected on leveled ground and composed of a mudbricks core covered with a casing of white Tura limestone blocks resting on foundations
Pyramid_of_Senusret_III
Archaeological site in Iraq
consisted of a fragmented pebble foundations, ninth-century CE pottery and mudbricks. Level II also contained Islamic material. Level III, to be dated to the
Tell_Bazmusian
Country in Northeast Africa
Neolithic culture had settled into a sedentary way of life there in fortified mudbrick villages, where they supplemented hunting and fishing on the Nile with
Sudan
9th-century capital of the Aghlabid Emirate, near present-day Kairouan, Tunisia
palace building has been investigated by archeologists. It was built of mudbrick and went through multiple phases of construction and expansion. It was
Raqqada
Archaeological site in Syria
Kubira South was found to be a planned settlement with a three meter wide mudbrick town wall with regular towers and two gates. The town was laid out around
Habuba_Kabira
District in Hadhramaut, Yemen
Governorate, Yemen. Its capital is the town of Shibam, famous for its mudbrick-made tower houses and known as the "Manhattan of the desert". During the
Shibam_district
Neo-Assyrian Empire's siege and conquest of the town of Lachish in 701 BC
firing arrows, and slingstones, and approaching the walls of Lachish using mudbrick ramps. The attackers shelter behind wicker shields, and deploy battering
Siege_of_Lachish
Smooth-sided pyramid
additions, rather than limestone masonry. In the course of the expansion, a mudbrick wall was built around the complex, separating it from the pyramid complex
Pyramid_of_Khentkaus_II
Nonprofit advocacy program in New York, US
The mudbrick structures of the Iranian city of Bam were severely damaged by an earthquake in 2003. It was subsequently inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage
2006_World_Monuments_Watch
Archaeological site in Iraq
Buildings featured post holes and benches with walls that were made of mudbrick and plastered with clay. Several graves were found containing anything
Nemrik_9
Pyramid complex in Dahshur, Egypt
that are presumed to have been intended for the pyramid's substructure, a mudbrick construction ramp, and the remains of Fourth Dynasty era pottery. Ludwig
Lepsius_L
Ethnic group indigenous to North Africa
around the middle of the millennium (c. 500 BC) they began to be built with mudbrick instead. By the second century AD there is evidence of large villas and
Berbers
Ancient defensive wall in Iran
building materials consist of mudbrick, fired brick, gypsum, and mortar. Clay was also used during the early Parthian era. Mudbricks were more popular in the
Great_Wall_of_Gorgan
Self-contained housing unit occupying part of a building
desert". Some of them were over 100 feet (30 m) high, thus being the tallest mudbrick apartment buildings in the world to this day. The Hakka people in southern
Apartment
Settlement in Saladin Province, Iraq
three-meter defensive ditch and a strong mudbrick wall. The Neolithic village, on mounds B and C, consisted of large mudbrick houses and other buildings thought
Tell_es-Sawwan
Archaeological site of Egypt
paintings are still visible on site, despite the badly ruined state of the mudbrick walls. The palace seems to have been begun by Amenhotep III in the early
Malkata
Place for a fire to heat the home and to cook food, usually of masonry
architecture Burdei Cave Cliff dwelling Dugout Hut Quiggly hole Jacal Longhouse Mudbrick Mehrgarh Pit-house Pueblitos Pueblo Rock shelter Blombos Cave Abri de la
Hearth
Period of human history before records
Settlements became more permanent, some with circular houses made of mudbrick with a single room. These settlements may have a surrounding stone wall
Prehistory
Site of town in Mali
the west of the Bandiagara plateau. The town was encircled by sun-dried mudbrick walls and covered an area of 244 hectares (604 acres). The town walls and
Hamdullahi
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