What is the mud brick?

Mud Brick is a building material that uses easily available sources such as mud, sand, clay and water. It is most often produced in hot climate, which do not have enough stones or wood. Some of the oldest structures of known humanity were made of mud bricks. Such structures often occur in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and parts of Central and South America.

There are two basic methods for the production of mud bricks. Traditional or puddles of mud bricks are made of mixing of mud, sand, clay and water and binding material such as straw. This mixture is then poured into a mold and left to dry for about 25 days. The pressed mud bricks are produced using smaller water and are forced together by the applied pressure, which forces the mixture into the frame or mold. Pressed mud brick will often require binding agent, such as concrete to be more resistant. This is because the materials are smaller in terms of tied together. A kiln of dried or fired bricks have more quality of ceramics and ceramics, which means they are harder and last longer. Well -made ceramics will survive for thousands of years, even if it is broken into pieces.

Adobe is similar to mud bricks and is used to produce ecological houses. It is more durable and offers insulation in winter and summer cooling. Like mud bricks, Adobe is made from sand, clay, mud and straw before it remains in the sun. Adobe is widely used in Africa and Mesoamerica.

evidence of mud brick buildings will appear in an archaeological record. However, these buildings do not retain their original form. Brick and stone will be weather and weaker stones fall apart, but the mud brick usually breaks down in a shorter time. This means that at the top of the crumbled and broken residues are often built new mud -brick building preceding structures. In the Middle East, this led to the development of hills or tells where the settlement gradually increased when new layers were built on hundredsrhyme layers.

One example of an archaeological finding involving mud brick is Catal Hoyuk in Turkey. About 1,000 buildings were discovered on site, indicating an estimated population of 6,000. All buildings were made using mud bricks. Another example is the story of Jerich, where archaeological evidence from the layers of debris suggests that the biblical story of the fall of Jerich can have some historical truth.

In 2011, it was estimated that half of the world's population lived in mud brick or adobes. Many modern cities are mainly made using mud bricks, including the Malian capital of Timbukt and the Chinese city of Kašgar. In Timbukt, structures made with ancient and modern architecture often sit side by side, with common building material.