FIRST Settlement

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Back to as far as the stone age , about some 200 , 000 years ago , first people created a primitive existence for them using their basic stone tools near the southern oasis town of Kelibia . At that time , the desert (Sahara) was like a forest with trees and savannah grasses .
However , at the end of the ice Age , about 8000 years ago , the desert (Sahara) began to dry out , Isolating Tunisia from the rest of Africa . Some people , called the Capsians , began to arrive from the east along with other people . These people were named after the city of Gafsa (ancient Capsa) . Some finely sculpted stone and bone remains were found near this ancient city . These people settled in southern Tunisia until about 4500 BC . After that , migration from southern Europe continued until around 2500 BC and these varied Neolithic peoples are thought to be the ancestors of the Berbers .