The Sassi di Matera are two districts (Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano) of the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata, well-known for their ancient cave dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic …

In the southern Italian town of Matera, I followed a sinuous laneway down into a haunting district known as the Sassi (Italian for the “stones”), where some 1,500 cave dwellings honeycomb the...

Oct 19, 2021 · Archaeological investigations in Sassi show it to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world. Findings date to the Neolithic and Palaeolithic periods – …

Apr 21, 2017 · A resettlement plan evicted some of the Sassi di Matera residents from their old-fashioned cave houses in the poorest part of the city.

The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera hold a high degree of authenticity. The rock-cut settlement exhibits evidence of continuous occupation from prehistoric times until …

Matera is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world and the oldest in Italy and Europe. The ancient part is the Sassi-di-Matera, an area of cave dwellings carved into the …

Overlooked for many years, the Sassi of Matera entered the World Heritage List as an example of an age-old way of life to be preserved and handed down to posterity.

Mar 5, 2018 · Sassi di Matera, which literally means “stones of Matera,” are prehistoric dwellings carved out of caves. Situated in an old part of the town they are mainly composed of Sasso …

Matera and the Sassi | from the 19th century to today Matera, by now identified with the Plan and its offshoots, will experience ups and downs in historical and political terms, seeing its role and …

The Sassi in Matera were formed in continuation of the first human settlements in Italy, and the caves, excavated in cells and layers like a beehive, have not changed significantly over time. …