Man discovers underground city whilst investigating why his chickens were disappearing
His digging allowed him to find a whole city that was once home to thousands of people...
Have you ever wondered what lies beneath your home?
Not in a creepy way, but just the history, the heritage behind the land.
It's not often that we know what actually lies beneath our homes, but for this man, it took some renovation to reveal a hidden underground city.
"In the town of Derinkuyu, Turkey a man was renovating his house in 1963 when he noticed that a lot of his chickens were going missing." (Unilad)
During his renovation, he discovered some nooks and crannies in his basement. This had become a hiding place of sorts for his chickens.
After doing some digging, he realised that he, or should we say his chickens, had made a historical discovery.
He had unearthed an underground city.
"His discovery was the first of more than 600 entrances which were eventually found inside people's homes which lead to the Derinkuyu underground city. Excavation work uncovered an incredible marvel of engineering, a network of tunnels and shelters 18 levels deep that went down 280ft (85 metres) which could keep up to 20,000 people and their livestock safe from harm for a time." (Unilad)
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A clear cut example of how you never really know what lies beneath you...
And to think, it was all because of some chickens.
Check out the map of the city below, courtesy of Facebook.
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