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Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's Nevsehir

 
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Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's Nevsehir
- Massive, previously unknown underground city discovered in Nevsehir, Turkey near chimney rock formations
- Estimated to be about 5000 years old
- Some passages of up to 7km have been discovered
- "Escape galleries" and "hidden churches" found among buildings
- Covers about 45 hectares

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[link to www.hurriyetdailynews.com]
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Re: Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's Nevsehir
amazing! I WONDER WHAT WAS FOUND IN IT? iS THERE MORE PICS ANYWHERE YET?
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Re: Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's Nevsehir
There are many of these in turkey.. its a magical lands..
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Re: Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's Nevsehir
Interesting, from Wikipedia:

"The underground shelters around Nevsehir and Göreme were originally built to escape persecution by the pagan Roman authorities.[citation needed] Many of the churches, hewn in the rocks, date from these early years of Christianity. Even when Theodosius I made Christianity the official religion of the empire the caves offered protection for the local people during raids by the Sassanid Persians circa 604 AD and by the Islamic Caliphate circa 647AD. And when Iconoclasm became state policy in the Byzantine empire again the caves of Nevsehir became shelters for those escaping persecution.

The castle on the hill dates from the Byzantine period, when the region was on the frontline in the wars against the Islamic Caliphate."


This is referring to different tunnels in the same area, however, based on the new discovery I would guess they were built by the same people 5000 years ago--utilized by a much later group to escape the romans.

Also interesting is the reference to the Islamic Caliphate and the timing of this discovery.
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Re: Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's Nevsehir
Bump for more info
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Re: Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's Nevsehir
I was hoping someone with more knowledge of the region and it's history might chime in :)
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Re: Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's Nevsehir
[link to www.hurriyetdailynews.com]
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Re: Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's Nevsehir
Interesting, from Wikipedia:

"The underground shelters around Nevsehir and Göreme were originally built to escape persecution by the pagan Roman authorities.[citation needed] Many of the churches, hewn in the rocks, date from these early years of Christianity. Even when Theodosius I made Christianity the official religion of the empire the caves offered protection for the local people during raids by the Sassanid Persians circa 604 AD and by the Islamic Caliphate circa 647AD. And when Iconoclasm became state policy in the Byzantine empire again the caves of Nevsehir became shelters for those escaping persecution.

The castle on the hill dates from the Byzantine period, when the region was on the frontline in the wars against the Islamic Caliphate."


This is referring to different tunnels in the same area, however, based on the new discovery I would guess they were built by the same people 5000 years ago--utilized by a much later group to escape the romans.

Also interesting is the reference to the Islamic Caliphate and the timing of this discovery.
 Quoting: Henry_StClair


Only missing a few thousand years from the timeline...
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Re: Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's Nevsehir
[link to www.ancient-origins.net]
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Re: Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's Nevsehir
5000 year old structure.
There goes the "theory" that they were built by christians as shelters against roman prosecutors LOL

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Re: Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's Nevsehir
Serpent race is under ground. These intermediary locations are everywhere Satan has set his throne.

We still worship and sacrifice to them. Th public just isnt in on it anymore. Going back to old ways soon though.





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