The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant - Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
25. How do you spot mudbrick walls?
The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant - Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
Amihai Mazar [+]
Hebrew University
Professor Emeritus
Description
Mudbrick architecture is part of a wider technology of earth construction that is commonly found throughout the ancient Near East and many other parts of the world. This essay will briefly examine the methods, construction, excavation, and conservation of mubrick walls.