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Old 07-27-2020, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic View Post
Don't forget that animal dung i.e. cattle & horses, was mixed with mud for making walls using the wattle & daub method.
I'm surmising that dung from these particular animals was used because it had a useful size but perhaps also because of it's fibrous nature (which would help bond the mud).
Dried cattle dung was also used for fuel for fires.
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