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Dvira is a kibbutz in the desert. Rotem told me that if I came to visit, she would show me the home of prehistoric man. I believed her. Wouldn’t you?
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She took me to see the primitive cave huts of Hominus negevnomadis, a humanoid species who lived here in the pre-Cambrian era.
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Apparently, there were several families who settled here.
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“How did they survive here?” I wanted to know. Rotem answered.
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Apparently their main source of living were the aerial roots of the pareve tree. They made soup of the branches, and tamed wild dogs with the bark.
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There were special vents for the rising hot air. Besides the desert weather, several of them were university professors.
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The huts are now carefully preserved by the Museum of Very Ancient Antiquities.
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Was it worth the trip? Heck no, but it was great seeing Rotem.
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