B-Borie

Dear Mrs. Ross and Class:
Blog #6

Hello Everyone.  Maddy here again from France.

Most of you know I have a second home in France.  It is in a petite (little) historic village called Gordes in Provence France.  In this village there are very interesting little stone homes called Bories. 

What are they?
Where are they?
Who lived in them?
Why are they made from rocks?
How old are they?

Great questions but some of the answers are hard to find.  However, I will respond to most of those questions in the following paragraphs.  So, here we go!!!

What are Bories?  Bories are little stone homes that look like Igloos.  But, they are made of flat roches (rocks) instead of ice blocks. 

Where are they?  The Bories are mostly located about two miles from our house in a very old part of France where cavemen lived.  We even have one (with a well) in our back yard.  In fact, there is an entire group of them called The Village Des Bories.

Who lived in them?  This is a more difficult question.  Archeologist's think they might have been temporary shelters for shepards.

Why are they made from rocks?  Rocks are very protective and they kept them safe.  Much better than wood so they were very strong and still here today.

How old are they?  The Bories are very old.  They date back to the Neolithic Age which was over 4000 years ago.

I hope my answers inspired all of you.
Talk to you all next week for my last Blog.
-Maddy
P.S.  I miss you so much.  I am on the countdown: 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

P.S.S.Thanks so much Mrs. Santello for the great comment on my last Blog.
I also brought you a stone from the Borie village so you can add that one to your collection too.

P.S.S.S.
A super thank-you to my sister Arial for the great comments last week and the encouragement.  I love you so much.

-M