Saturday, July 3, 2010

Capturing Cappadocia

Some unexpected delays in excavation plans freed up a weekend in Turkey for travel to this unique landscape of fairy chimneys, rock cut cave churches, and underground cities.


This first CXC was taken deep beneath the ground in one of the underground cities of the region, carved from soft volcanic rock to provide an escape from Arabs, Persians, and other invaders. Very little is know about their regularity of occupation and even their earliest occupation, which may reach back to the Bronze Age.

This next one is overlooking the Ilhara Valley with its Rock-Cut Churches and Monasteries. Another classic illustration of CXC proselytizing.

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