M. E. Rothwell (@merothwell): "Found this cool picture of the type of reed houses that have been built in southern Iraq for 5000 years. From these humble abodes arose the world’s first cities."

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Found this cool picture of the type of reed houses that have been built in southern Iraq for 5000 years. From these humble abodes arose the world’s first cities.

This last group built small villages on the islands in the marshland, laying bitumen foundations for their large, vaulted houses, built from reeds.

M. E. Rothwell

Mar 19

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