House at Kheit Qasim III

Obeid North Civilization, Mesopotamia; "tricruciform" dwelling of Kheit Qasim III, constructed c. 4500 B.C.E.; located in the region of Jebel Hamrin, present-day East Central Iraq.

Materials: sun-dried earth (adobe) bricks covered with kiln-fired glased bricks laid in natural occurring bitumen, wood beams and columns.

Data for this model from:
1. Internet sources.
2. Kubba, 1998