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A Neolithic lifestyle in Ghomrassen

A Neolithic lifestyle in Ghomrassen - Tunisia

Special feature Tunisia : A Neolithic lifestyle in Ghomrassen

If you thought existence in the very first human settlements was raw, then go and see the troglodyte village of Ghomrassen. There you will see houses built into soft rock with openings on two levels. On ground level the living quarters and upstairs an attic to store cereal, oil, honey and dates. A lady grinds a handful of wheat on a round stone with the help of a wooden pestle ? recreating an action unchanged for several thousand years. The same goes for those who put up a wooden frame, attach rope to it and then, with silk, weave the cover. The only recent acquisitions are iron utensils, ceramic crockery and of course tea served in glasses to visitors. But the first families to inhabit these houses were already baking round loaves of bread on the sides of hot ovens with firebrands?just as we do today.

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