Tellem ghost town
In all probability the original inhabitants lived in cliff-carved homes to protect themselves against wild animals and hostile bands, and then moved down closer to sources of water when things got quieter; the descendants of the original dwellers are those living in Teli village; it seems.
Size: 3072px × 4096px
Location: Mali, Teli
Photo credit: © Kim GORDON-BATES / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: abandoned, adobe, archaeology, bandiagara, bc, century, cliff, dogon, escarpment, ghost, mali, ruins, sahel, semi-desertic, teli, tellem, town, village, xiv, xvi
