The Sassi di Matera are two districts of the Italian city of MaterA, Basilicata. They are well-known for their ancient cave dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic period. In the 1950s, the government of Italy forcefully relocated most of the Sassi to areas of the developing modern city.
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The Sassi di Matera are two districts of the Italian city of MaterA, Basilicata. They are well-known for their ancient cave dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic period. The Sassi originate from a prehistoric troglodyte settlement and are suspected to be among the first human settlements in Italy. In the 1950s, the government of Italy forcefully relocated most of the population of the Sassi to areas of the developing modern city.
Until the late 1980s this was considered an area of poverty, since many of these houses were, and in some cases still are, uninhabitable. Today there are many thriving businesses, pubs, and hotels there.
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