Ancient Underground City Discovered In Turkey Is The Work Of Master Craftsmen
Kenneth Coo
Published
03/05/2016
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Complete with cellars, safe rooms and even a stable.
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A guy in Turkey wanted to make his cellar bigger and suddenly found himself in an underground city. -
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The city is about 3000 years old and could hold up to 20 000 people hiding from Persians. -
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Now part of the city is available for viewing as they opened a part of it to tourists. -
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The city had wine cellars, kitchens, schools, stores and even cemeteries. -
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It had a surprisingly good ventilation system suitable for thousands of people and animals. -
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The even had a well- a shaft they stored water in case of being cut off from the outside world. -
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As you can see some passages are narrow and have some kind of stone doors. That's a measure to stop, or at least slowdown, attackers. -
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The people used tunnels to travel unseen... -
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... and ropes to bring animals to the city. -
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Archaeologists think the city has a lot more levels and secrets to discover still.
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