Adobe had been in use by indigenous peoples of the Americas in the Southwestern United States, Mesoamerica, and the Andes for several thousand years.
ɐdˈoʊbi hɐdbɪn ɪn jˈuːs baɪ ɪndˈɪdʒənəs pˈiːpəlz ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkəz ɪnðə saʊθwˈɛstɚn juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, mˌɛsoʊɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ænd ðɪ ˈændiːz fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl θˈaʊzənd jˈɪɹz.