Guy Knocks Down His Basement Wall and Discovers Ancient Underground City That Once Housed 20,000 People
Wine receptacles in the underground maze. Image credit: bitmask
It was the Phrygians, an ancient Indo-European speaking people inhabiting central-western Anatolia in antiquity, who began to carve out the rock formed by volcanic ash deposits. They didn’t get too far with it though, despite the material being soft. We know this from a manuscript dating to about 370 BCE, which most probably describes the ancient underground city of Derinkuyu and deems the dwellings there just about big enough for a family, domestic animals, and food.
The historical region of Cappadocia, where Derinkuyu is situated, contains several historical underground cities, carved out of a unique geological formation.
It was the Phrygians, an ancient Indo-European speaking people inhabiting central-western Anatolia in antiquity, who began to carve out the rock formed by volcanic ash deposits. They didn’t get too far with it though, despite the material being soft. We know this from a manuscript dating to about 370 BCE, which most probably describes the ancient underground city of Derinkuyu and deems the dwellings there just about big enough for a family, domestic animals, and food.
The historical region of Cappadocia, where Derinkuyu is situated, contains several historical underground cities, carved out of a unique geological formation.
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