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A highland farmhouse: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 14; The farm house shown here, located by a canal at Dong Ha, has a thatch and corrugated metal roof. Corrugated metal roofs are popular among some farmers in Southeast Asia because they are long lasting and fire resistant. They are, however, hotter, noisier,...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Elevated houses: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 15; Two thatch-roofed houses elevated on wood columns at Mai Chau provide excellent examples of highland village house construction. In the rear of the photograph, a person works in the shade under the house. Hand-hewn wooden walls, columns, shutter doors, and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

A village near Jodhpur, India: This is a village near Jodhpur, India. Two buildings with low thatched roofs and rust orange walls abut a small, gray, stone building with two windows, a door, and awnings. Just past it is another building with a thatched roof. There is a man walking in the...; Format: image/photograph

Highland farm house with thatch and metal roof by canal at Dong Ha: A highland farm house with a thatch and corrugated metal roof is located by a canal at Dong Ha. To the left of the main house is a thatched outbuilding, probably either a rice granery or a detached kitchen. Useful garden plants, including banana palms are...; Format: image/photograph

Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of rice and rural life in Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on the highlanders, or Montagnards.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Trekkers at rest: In Upper Hyangja, Nepal, two women carry bamboo baskets on their backs. The baskets are called doko and are commonly used for transporting goods across the mountain lanscape — or portering. Both men and women as well as their children work...; Format: image/photograph

Bundles of cut reeds south of Riobamba, Ecuador: Several large bundles of cut reeds lay on the ground. A few sheep graze in the background. Reeds serve many purposes in traditional Andean building practices. They can be made into a surprisingly strong boat, they provide the framework for thatched-roofs,...; Format: image/photograph

Cutting reeds south of Riobamba, Ecuador: A woman in a purple shirt and a fedora hat cuts reeds in a marshy area. A bundle of cut reeds floats in the water at her side. Reeds serve many purposes in traditional Andean building practices. They can be made into a surprisingly strong boat, they provide...; Format: image/photograph

Fishing village in Mahabalipuram, India: This photograph shows several houses in a fishing village in Mahabalipuram, India. The house closest to the viewer is white with several windows and has reddish wooden shakes on its roof. Two other houses are butter yellow with gray roofs. There are more houses...; Format: image/photograph

Two thatch-roofed houses elevated on wood columns at Mai Chau: Two thatch-roofed houses elevated on wood columns at Mai Chau provide excellent examples of highland village house construction. A person works in the shade under the house in the rear. Hand-hewn wooden walls, columns, shutter doors, and entrance ladders indicate...; Format: image/photograph

Leo Africanus describes Timbuktu: In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.2; Sixteenth-century description of the West African trading city of Timbuktu by a Spanish-born Muslim. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.

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