A pueblo near Grants, New Mexico, where many descendants of the Anasazi now live. Typically, a sun-dried brick made of sand, clay and straw. A dwelling or construction using such bricks.
Adobe construction is found around the world, including the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Adobe is still used as a building material in the American Southwest. A.D. Correctly placed before, not after a date, it indicates the year, counting from what was originally believed to be the year in which Jesus was born. A grain with a blood-red or purplish tassel. A distinct culture that lasted from about 200 B.C. until about A.D. 1300 in the Four Corners Area of the U.S. Southwest. Many modern Puebloan descendants of the Anasazi, including the Hopi, object to the use of this term.