mud brick structures of the southwest usa

close up of adobe wall in taos

a thousand years old, taos, in modern day new mexico, was around the same time as the chaco culture center. the adobe houses make for a less grand city compared to chaco but the adobe houses are quite nice. Other examples of continuously habited towns that are world heritage sites include Vigan (disappointingly small though), Hoi An in Vietnam (again, a bit unimpressive) and the very excellent Lijiang in China. Sorry I was on film then so i can't post pictures)

mud roofing technology in mesa verde

bridge in hoi an