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The impenetrable enormity of the past

Near the village of Yazılıkaya, Eskişehir, Turkey, stands what is known as the Midas Monument, dating between 8th - 6th century BCE. The village name literally means 'inscribed rock'. The monument is part of an ancient Phrygian city, with rock cut tombs, underground cisterns and a host of other archaeologically interesting details! For more information, have a read:

 

www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/mysterious-mi...

 

www.livius.org/articles/place/yazilikaya-midas-city/

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