Look Inside The 9,000 Year Old Caves That STILL Have People Living In Them

Look Inside The 9,000 Year Old Caves That STILL Have People Living In Them
In the last 9,000 years not much has changed in Sassi di Matera, Italy. This ancient city was home to over 1,000 cave dwellings carved out of the rocky ravine overlooking a large river. The caved houses are believed to be one of the oldest human settlements in the Mediterranean, dating back to the Palaeolithic era.
Throughout the millenniums, the caves were continuously inhabited. Although, as early as the 1950's people lived in extreme poverty with no running water, electricity or sewage facility nearby. This prompted the government to evacuate its residents. It was not until 1993 when UNESCO named Matera a World Heritage site that things changed. Today, this cave city has had a makeover with hotels and restaurants catering to tourists visiting from all over the world.
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[@adrub]

There are lots of underground cities throughout that part of the Mediterranean. Turkey even has some “City’s” that hold 10,000 people under the ground.

[@cak_dit]

So now the cave is 9004 yrs old

[@moonchild7222]

WOW that's the area of Italy my ancestors were from!!!!

[@aritina8379]

Incredible!! Similar to Petra, where people still live in the “caves”. How beautiful and unique!!❤️

[@evanjin4872]

SW Italy? Looks like the SE to me.

[@michaeldesilvio221]

I'd move there if I could.

[@eileenlocke7877]

Cool

[@andrewpagella9941]

What has Rome and Venice got to do with the story

[@Knotdead73]

And they are the ones that will live longer because they are not bombarded by the sun rays and radiation. Kudos for them.

[@edsalinas9996]

How do they get their mail? There's no numbers on the front of the caves!

[@zoesdada8923]

What happened ten to twelve thousand years ago that caused people to go underground?

[@drawingandshades8738]

I thought you would show us the interior of these houses but no!

[@jessasto947]

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. (John 1:1-3)

[@maakinsaeed8675]

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