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The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera

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Italy
Date of Inscription: 1993
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(v)
Core zone: 1016 ha
Buffer zone: 4365 ha
City and Province of Matera, Region of Basilicata
N40 39 59 E16 36 37
Ref: 670

Brief Description

This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region, perfectly adapted to its terrain and ecosystem. The first inhabited zone dates from the Palaeolithic, while later settlements illustrate a number of significant stages in human history. Matera is in the southern region of Basilicata.

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