A lime based whitewash has antibiotic properties.
Who knew there was any question that the average man had a mud constructed house. It’s not like he had a thousand slaves to haul and carve stone.
Yes...it’s not a revelation, is it? We need to explore other possibilities. Were the Home Depots were out of 2x4s and drywall?
Even the Pharaohs lived in Adobe houses—Palaces yes, but still mud brick-—Stone was reserved for tombs and temples. They were not slaves in our sense of the word—Labor was sort of like a tax done for a set time—and they got perks for their efforts—Like Meat every day! All the beer you could drink, and a pizza like flat breat with cheese and onions. Workers got free health care and the real kicker-—one always good-—Eternal life in the life-to-come.