Uncovering Subterranean Secrets: The Ancient Underground City of Derinkuyu

10/22/24 • 10 min

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In this episode of Wildly Curious, Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole explore the ancient underground city of Derinkuyu, a massive subterranean metropolis in Turkey. Accidentally discovered in the 1960s, this hidden city could house up to 20,000 people and features everything from stables to chapels. Learn how this Byzantine-era marvel was used as a refuge from invaders and natural disasters, and uncover the innovative engineering that still amazes archaeologists today. Tune in as Katy and Laura dive deep into this underground wonder and discuss what life would have been like for its ancient inhabitants.

Perfect for history enthusiasts and anyone curious about underground mysteries!

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Wildly Curious - Uncovering Subterranean Secrets: The Ancient Underground City of Derinkuyu

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Katy: this is the fourth cave chronicle that we've done. We talked about stinky caves. Massive unicorns a treasure that has not been found. I mean there's the bible too, but there's a

Laura: sound amazing. I would go back and listen immediately. Immediately. Giant unicorns? What episode am I on?

Katy: Forget the Bible. Nobody's found this treasure yet. Yeah. Right. And then this week, I am going to be talking about very similar to