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Derinkuyu underground city

Lost and Buried City

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A multi-level city carved about 85 m down into soft volcanic rock, able to shelter thousands.

ContinentAsiaConfidence: estimated
MaterialVolcanic tuffMohs 2-4 (mineral hardness scale)

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Date

800 BCE - 1200 CE

Phrygian origins, expanded in the Byzantine era

UNESCO World Heritage List #357
No claims found.
PurposeNo claims found.
MethodNo claims found.No claims found.
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage List #357

Iron Age and Classical — Derinkuyu underground city in context.

Iron Age and Classical, 1,200 BCE to 500 CEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.TimelinePavlopetri, 3,000 BCE - 1,100 BCEUffington White Horse, 1,380 BCE - 550 BCESerapeum galleries, 1,390 BCE - 30 BCEThonis-Heracleion, 700 BCE - 100 BCESerapeum boxes, 664 BCE - 30 BCE4Antikythera mechanism, 205 BCE - 60 BCEAl-Khazneh, Petra, 300 BCE - 100 CE3Colosseum, 70 CE - 80 CE2Aksum stelae, 300 CE - 400 CESerpent Mound, 300 BCE - 1,100 CEGreat Wall of China, 700 BCE - 1,644 CEPavlopetriSerapeum galleries1,000 BCE500 BCE0 CE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 200 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 800 BCE - 1,200 CE.

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