Large Underground City Discovered in Turkey
Large Underground City Discovered in Turkey
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
NEVŞEHIR, TURKEY—An underground city estimated to be 5,000 years old has been discovered in Turkey’s Central Anatolian province, surrounding Nevşehir fortress, which sits on a conical-shaped hill. The area was being prepared by the Housing Development Administration ( TOKİ ) for an urban transformation project. “It is not a known underground city. Tunnel passages of seven kilometers are being discussed. We stopped the construction we were planning to do on these areas when an underground city was discovered,” TOKİ Head Mehmet Ergün Turan told Hurriet Daily News. This city is thought to be much larger than other underground cities in the region. “We believe that people, who were engaged in agriculture, were using the tunnels to carry agricultural products to the city. We also estimate that one of the tunnels passes under Nevşehir and reaches a faraway water source,” said Özcan Çakir of 18 March University.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/2856-141230-turkey-underground-city
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Massive ancient underground city unearthed in Turkey could be world's biggest
Archaeologists discover giant underground city in Nevşehir dating to 5,000 years old
Hannah Osborne
By Hannah Osborne
December 30, 2014 15:51 GMT
massive underground city that dates back 5,000 years has been discovered in Turkey's Central Anatolian province.
The city, unearthed by archaeologists, is believed to be the world's biggest underground city ever to be found.
According to Turkey's Hurriyet Daily News, the researchers unearthed tunnels and passages during work on an urban transformation project.
Around 1,500 buildings in the area were destroyed to make way for new homes. While moving earth to begin construction, the giant city was discovered.
Mehmet Ergün Turan, head of Turkey's Housing Development Administration's ( TOKİ ), said the area was immediately announced as an area of preservation: "It is not a known underground city. Tunnel passages of seven kilometers are being discussed. We stopped the construction we were planning to do on these areas when an underground city was discovered."
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