Making Adobe Structures

Adobe brick structures were the foundation for the Puebloan's pueblos. Made of mud and straw, adobe was fired in the sun to form a weather-proof construction medium that could last for hundreds of years.

Adobe is fairly simple to make, but was a huge innovation to the puebloans because of its sturdy structure.
Here is how adobe can be made:

Step one:
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Mix clay (dirt), straw, and soil to form a paste.
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Step 2:
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Pour mixture into wooden, brick sized molds.
Let bake in sun.
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Arrange dried bricks in desired manner and stucco with more mud.

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