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2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
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2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
With 2014 soon coming to an end, potentially the year’s biggest archeological discovery of an underground city has come from Turkey’s Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir, which is known world-wide for its Fairy Chimneys rock formation. AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
The city was discovered by means of Turkey’s Housing Development Administration’s (TOKİ) urban transformation project. Some 1,500 buildings were destructed located in and around the Nevşehir fortress, and the underground city was discovered when the earthmoving to construct new buildings had started. AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
The city is thought to date back 5,000 years and is located around the Nevşehir fortress. Escape galleries and hidden churches were discovered inside the underground city. AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
AA Photo
2014’s last archaeological finding surfaces in Anatolia
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