5000 years ago, the Sumerians living in the marshes of southern Iraq had neither wood nor stone to build houses, so they built reed houses. Today, the March Arabs still build reed houses. Incredible link to the past.\


April 29, 2023 by ctsuddeth
5000 years ago, the Sumerians living in the marshes of southern Iraq had neither wood nor stone to build houses, so they built reed houses. Today, the March Arabs still build reed houses. Incredible link to the past.\
I love this topic. I wish The area was stable and I could go have a look. Such a shame, the best place to document man-kind is wrecked by war.