一些蓋房子的工人偶然發現在土耳其歷史上稱卡帕多細亞 (Cappadocia) 地區的地底下還有一座地下古城!
![Builders in Turkey have accidentally found one of the largest and most complex underground cities in the otherworldly region of Cappadocia. The city lies beneath the Nevşehir fortress (pictured). Three entrances to the impressive complex can be seen, leading to vast, winding tunnels](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2744318D00000578-3024908-image-a-2_1428093033141.jpg)
卡帕多細亞在土耳其文的意思是「有很多駿馬的土地」。
科學家相信這座地下古城涵蓋了7公里遠的隧道、房間、秘密教堂、墳墓,是這個地區最大的地下城。
![The latest find is thought to be the biggest underground city in Cappadocia, consisting of 3.5 miles (7km) of tunnels, secret churches, tombs and safe havens. Scientists have yet to discover all its secret passages](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/27443E6300000578-3024908-image-a-4_1428093143679.jpg)
原來這座城其實是有5,000年歷史的庇護所。
建造古城的文化從拜占庭帝國時期開始,古人建造這個地方來躲避入侵他們國家的外敵,像波斯人、阿拉伯人等民族。
![Screen Shot 2015-04-05 at 10.59.25 AM](http://www.teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-05-at-10.59.25-AM.png)
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地球物理學家用地震斷層掃描研究其中一塊4公里大的區域。
![Like Derinkuyu, the latest underground city was built to protect residents from invaders, but remains largely unexplored. But this city is far larger, with early estimates suggesting it could be around a third bigger than Derinkuyu](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/27443E3700000578-3024908-image-a-5_1428093185413.jpg)
這座古城和另一座在土耳其內夫謝希爾 (Nevşehir) 建於1963年的代林庫尤(Derinkuyu)古城很像。
![Cappadocia, or 'Kapadokya' in Turkish, translates as 'land of the beautiful horses' and tourists often catch a glimpse of long-maned horses galloping through the formations](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/27441E6700000578-3024908-image-a-1_1428090793981.jpg)
代林庫尤地下古城是由火山熔岩經過風蝕雨侵形成的,它是現今發現最深的地下城,共有17層之深。
![A view of the underground city newly discovered in Turkey's Central Anatolian province of Nevsehir, which is famous for fairy chimney rock formations. The city was built from volcanic ash rock](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2744319500000578-3024908-image-a-3_1428093074847.jpg)
想知道更多有關代林庫尤古城如何被一名男子整修房子的時候意外發現的細節請看: (文章連結)
在這支影片中可以看到代林庫尤地下古城的驚奇面貌!
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來源:Daily Mail
神秘的地下古城好像有一股魔力讓人想洞悉古人的想法和人類的歷史。想知道考古學家除了在土耳其挖出了古城還挖出了什麼「令人窒息的絕美神話」嗎?請看 (連結)
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