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Home owner discovers ancient underground city beneath his house in Anatolia
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| August 25, 2014
| April Holloway
Posted on 09/27/2014 2:17:21 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: afraidfortherepublic
They have underground gardens around Gilroy.
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posted on
09/27/2014 6:53:43 PM PDT
by
ThomasThomas
(All of the monkeys ain't in the zoo.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Born and baked in The ‘Burg, too. I remember that place! (I was 16 at the end of 1975, though. ;) ) I never got to sneak in there. That is probably a good thing, I get very claustrophobic when in underground places.
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posted on
09/27/2014 7:49:50 PM PDT
by
hearthwench
(Debbi - Mom, NaNa, and always ornery)
To: logic101.net
That was my thought as well!!
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posted on
09/27/2014 8:10:25 PM PDT
by
berdie
To: chajin
Seriously, the word "anatolia" in the Koine Greek of the Bible means "east" in English. It is the word used by the Greeks to refer to the land over which there were many battles with the Persians, and the beginning of the route over which Alexander, the Macedonian, began to conquer the world and spread his language.
It is also the area from which the wise men, the Magi, came to see Jesus. They were "μαγοι απο ανατολων" (magoi apo anatolohn," = wise men from the East, who saw "τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη" (ton astera en tay anatolay) = the star in the east, that is, in Anatolia, which is now also called Turkey.
Jerome, translating the Koine in the Vulgate Latin, called them "magi ab oriente" from which the carol gets "We Three Kings Of Orient Are."
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posted on
09/27/2014 8:39:49 PM PDT
by
imardmd1
(Fiat Lux)
To: GeronL; SunkenCiv
I found an underground city yesterday but no one was interested.
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posted on
09/27/2014 9:06:19 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Hey Obama: If Islamic State is not Islamic, then why did you give Osama Bin Laden a muslim funeral?)
To: a fool in paradise
Isn’t that where your ant lives?
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posted on
09/27/2014 9:24:06 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: Lazamataz
See, that's why you would make a lousy business man.
The secret is to sell high, buy low, not buy low and sell low.
47
posted on
09/27/2014 9:30:11 PM PDT
by
going hot
(Happiness is a momma deuce)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
09/27/2014 9:31:22 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: going hot
The secret is to sell high, buy low, not buy low and sell low. Eh, make it up in volume! (seriously, I had an employer that was so hell-bent on dominating market share that we lost money on sales but they figured the "big money" (in addition to the press and stock analysts reports) would be in service contracts).
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posted on
09/27/2014 9:38:00 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Hey Obama: If Islamic State is not Islamic, then why did you give Osama Bin Laden a muslim funeral?)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/27/2014 11:57:59 PM PDT
by
Domangart
(Tho I walk Through the valley of Wall Mart, I fear no man.)
To: hearthwench
There were lots of light shafts so it never felt underground, even though we were looking at stars. But there were lots of opportunities for the first arrivals (boys) to hide around a corner so they could jump out and scare the latecomers (girls). Done by flashlight that provoked ample screaming.
We were such innocents. However, we could have flushed a rattlesnake. It was a dangerous pastime.
To: ThomasThomas
They have underground gardens around Gilroy.Do they smell like garlic?
To: SunkenCiv
Its gone now. It had some great pictures.
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posted on
09/28/2014 1:17:25 AM PDT
by
Domangart
(Tho I walk Through the valley of Wall Mart, I fear no man.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Huell Howser did a thing on those gardens. Looked really cool.
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posted on
09/28/2014 7:48:44 AM PDT
by
sheana
To: sodpoodle
They retreated underground during times of invasion. At least some of these underground cities were not discernible from the surface. Entrances were hidden. Sometimes people just preferred it down there; the weather is better.
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posted on
09/28/2014 10:20:57 AM PDT
by
ThanhPhero
(Khach san La Vang hanh huong tham vieng Maria)
To: SunkenCiv
The limestone is relatively easy to cut. The Cu Chi tunnels west of Sài Gòn are the same stuff.
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posted on
09/28/2014 10:22:55 AM PDT
by
ThanhPhero
(Khach san La Vang hanh huong tham vieng Maria)
To: ThanhPhero
Constructing these complex dwellings must have taken a considerable amount of time to plan and build. Fear of invasion could not have been the primary motivation - unless they had several years’ notice.
I think your comment “the weather was better” is the most likely reason for their construction. Good shelter from severe weather and later from invaders.
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posted on
09/28/2014 1:02:33 PM PDT
by
sodpoodle
(Life is prickly - carry tweezers.)
To: SunkenCiv
Wow! Well preserved, too, it those photos are any indication.
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posted on
09/28/2014 1:29:58 PM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(31 May 2014: Obamugabe officially declares the USA a vanquished subject of the Global Caliphate.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
How were those plants watered? How would they get sun?
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posted on
09/28/2014 1:32:14 PM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(31 May 2014: Obamugabe officially declares the USA a vanquished subject of the Global Caliphate.)
To: Bigg Red
Makes you wonder how they foraged for food and hunted. Did they cook their food? Inside or outdoors? How did they light those tunnels? With torches? Did they have ventilation or did they die from smoke inhalation and lack of oxygen?
Where were the children kept? People need sunlight as much as plants and animals. What was the life expectancy?
So many questions;) Bet they built it and no-one came!!!!!
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posted on
09/28/2014 2:18:48 PM PDT
by
sodpoodle
(Life is prickly - carry tweezers.)
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