Underground living
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Underground living refers to living below the ground's surface, whether in natural or manmade caves or structures. Underground dwellings are an alternative to above-ground dwellings for some home seek
An underground house in the Sassi di Matera, Italy
An underground jewellery shop in Coober Pedy, Australia
An example of an excavated house in Brhlovce, Slovakia
Sassi di Matera
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The Sassi di Matera are two districts of the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata, well-known for their ancient cave dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic period.
Underground living
…cases may require special pumping systems to be installed. It is the preferred mode of housing to communities in such extreme environments as Italy's Sassi di Matera, Australia's Coober Pedy, Berber caves as those in Matmata, Tunisia, and even Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station. Often, underground living structures…
The Sassi of Matera
View from the Canyon (Gravina)
Sassi with snow (December 2007)
Sasso Caveoso