Buried Secrets: The Underground Cities of Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Zoroastrian texts tell the story of a catastrophic event that devastated the Earth: a sudden and brief ice age, called “the days of Malkush,” which lasted about three years. Before this disaster occurred, a deity, Ahura Mazda, offered a means of salvation: building underground cities to protect against the frost. Could there be some truth to this story, which seems straight out of a science fiction novel? What you see in the photo is Derinkuyu, a mysterious underground city located in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. According to archaeologists, the center of this city already existed 2,800 years ago,…
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