The material formerly here has been re-worked, modified, and edited and is now included only in my book, The Word Set in Stone: How Archaeology, Science, and History Back Up the Bible (Catholic Answers Press: March 15, 2023)
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Photo credit: Excavators Robert Littman and Marta Lorenzon of Tell Timai in Egypt re-created ancient Egyptian mud bricks, made with straw. They were much stronger than ones made without straw [photo courtesy of Robert Littman and Marta Lorenzon / “How to Make a Mudbrick”, Biblical Archaeology Society, 8-15-20]
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