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Stone settlement
Thousands of years ago, pastoralists of Mauritania pioneered communities built with only large stones
The Tichitt-Walata region of Mauritania is considered to be one of the most ancient archaeological sites in the Western part of Africa. It was home to over 500 stone settlements in the former Sahara Savannah region following an archaeological discovery of large stone villages dating back to 1100 BC. The architectural technology employed by the…
