Home Renovation,
Discovers Ancient Secret In Turkey
G'day folks,
I'm always keen to learn about ancient dicscoveries. This one is a ripper.
It all started with a simple DIY project, but it definitely
didn’t end that way. A man wanted to make some extra room in his house and the basement
seemed like the best place to start. However, he had no idea what he was
getting himself into. With each chip away at the basement wall, it became more
apparent that something was strange. A hollow abyss was on the other side and
despite his fear about what might be inside, he kept digging away. Soon, he
learned his small house was part of a huge piece of history. Read on to see the
shocking discovery he made on the other side.
It was just supposed to be a simple renovation project, and
nothing more. A man decided that he needed to expand his home. Multiple
generations of a family lived together in the same house and it was becoming
cramped and uncomfortable.
Living on a modest income, he didn’t have the money to hire
a professional builder to do the job for him. He had to do it himself. The
plan was simple: knock down a wall in the basement to build another room.
He could not have expected that he was about to change history.
In his basement, he started working to knock down one of
the walls, which would serve to expand the house. However, he noticed
something odd. As he chipped away at the stone, an opening appeared. Slowly he
started uncovering what he thought was a secret room.
As he continued to chip away at the opening, cool air poured
out. Possibly it was trapped for thousands of years behind the hard stone. The
hole, now large enough to enter, was pitch-black. He quickly found a flashlight
and stepped inside the dark abyss.
As the man entered the mysterious chamber, he had no idea
what he would find. The room was narrow and cramped with nothing inside.
Slightly disappointed he decided to follow the crevice farther down, hoping to
not find anything dangerous lurking in the dark.
His fear was real because Turkey is home to a wide variety
of venomous snakes, spiders and scorpions that enjoy the cool, dark crevices.
In the back of his mind he knew that if he were to encounter any of the
unfriendly foes, the dark chamber could easily become his tomb. He continued
onward.
To his surprise, the crevice turned into a narrow hallway
which led to a cavernous room. Carved into the volcanic stone under his house
was something he never expected to find: some sort of subterranean hideout. It
was nothing short of electrifying.
The other systems of passageways in the area included small
caves used as storage facilities, tombs, and even ancient temples that
dated back thousands of years. But his discovery would surpass them all by a
long shot — and rewrite history.
The cavernous room was far from naturally occurring. The
stone appeared to be cut by humans long ago and the stone floor had been
worn down smooth. Even though it was darker than night and the exit had long
since disappeared from sight he continued onward, anxious to explore the new
terrain.
The further he went into the seemingly never-ending
labyrinth, the more he was convinced that he had discovered something huge—
much more significant than just a few caves or an ancient storehouse. After
taking his time exploring the maze of rooms, he carefully tried to make his way
back to his home.
Turkish authorities arrived to investigate the new
discovery. Little did they know that they were walking into one of the greatest
archaeological discoveries ever. After some exploration researchers confirmed
that the site was actually the lost subterranean city of Derinkuyu.
Many had come to think that the city of Derinkuyu was just
a myth, much like Atlantis or El Dorado. Researchers believe that construction
of the city, at first just small caves, began in the 8th and 7th
centuries B.C. by the Phrygians, an Indo-European people. Archaeologists
were shocked at just how deep down the city went.
Archaeologists began their work and began to believe that
Derinkuyu descended at least 18 stories below the ground, making it one of the
largest ancient man-made underground sites in the world. Extending
approximately 200 feet into the ground, it is a marvel of engineering.
Researchers estimate that the city, at capacity, could have
housed as many as an impressive 20,000 people, providing them with their basic
necessities. But who were the people that comprised this civilization living so
deep underground? What were they hiding from?
Researchers began their hunt to uncover the truth
surrounding this strange place. The first known inhabitants of the region were
Hittites, an ancient Anatolian people who established an empire on the plateau
around 1600 B.C. After the empire fell, the area became a sort of feudal
aristocracy until being overtaken by the Persian Empire. Could they have built
this strange lair?
Clancy's comment: Extraordinary find. Amazing, eh?
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