Adobe
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Architecture, Social Science
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: United States
Article abstract: Adobe, an energy-efficient building material, made possible the typical buildings of the Puebloans of the Southwest
“Adobe” comes from the identical Spanish word, which in turn is taken from the Arabic word attoba, meaning “the brick.” Adobe bricks are made of clay and straw mixed with water and dried in the sun. The word can be used to describe the bricks themselves or the clay or soil from which they are made, as well as the mortar sometimes made from them and the structures built with them.
Adobe is used as a building...
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