This massive, underground lost city was found in a guy's basement

#Derinkuyu #Archaeology #LostCity
In 1963, while renovating his house, a man in Turkey accidentally found an entire sprawling, 2,000-year-old underground city lost to time. Originally home to 20,000 people, in today's video, Giselle looks at the history and archaeology of Derinkuyu. Why was this city built? Who built it? And what was the day-to-day life like for these people who lived deep underground? Giselle answers all!

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00:00 Intro
02:14 Why was Derinkuyu built underground
05:10 Who built the Derinkuyu underground city?
15:21 Day-to-day life in Derinkuyu
17:06 An ancient communication network
18:36 How did Derinkuyu become a lost city?
21:26 Derinkuyu conspiracies