Housing. In ancient times the Kassites lived in leather huts, that were no more than just stable tents. Today with fixed grazing grounds their homes are usually built like domes made of clay. The domes are often placed around a central ground and serve different purposes from homes to storage rooms and guest rooms. Several of these domes form a ranch inhabited by one squad and its families.
A living dome consists of one great room with one big fireplace that also serves for cooking in the center. The central room is reserved for the eldest of the ranch as the sleeping place. It also is used as as the dinner room and for the councils – usually held during dinner. The rest of the family lives along the walls of the dome in own niches sometimes separated from each other with hides, carpets or wooden panels. These domes are in general ten peds wide but can reach up to 30 peds on rich and prosperous ranches or at homes of clanleaders. Return to the top