Gary D. Shaffer's doctoral dissertation (Binghamton University, late 1980s/early 1990s) dealt with Neolithic wattle and daub architecture in southern Italy, with particular attention to taphonomic processes, specifically burning. He may have published a piece in the Journal of Field Archaeology. I think he currently works in Maine.
Jim Gibb
Annapolis, Maryland  USA

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Subject: Re: Mud Walls

When I saw uncompleted wattle and daub type structures among the modern
Maya Indians, it was always the lower half that was completed and the
upper half that was still just wattle (twined branches) and no daub (mud
coating).  So I have to assume they were done from the bottom up.  This
also makes sense logically, because then you have a base to build up on
- literally.
Meli Diamanti
Archaeological and Historical Consultants, Inc.

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>Anyone know if mud / wattle & daub, bouzillage walls were mudded from bottom
>to top or top to bottom.
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