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5 Shockingly Advanced Ancient Buildings That Shouldn’t Exist

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Posted on Cracked.com (so science might not be as accurate as the humorous observations)
The achievements of ancient cultures tend to be woefully unappreciated — we think of the people as loincloth-wearing savages, and when we’re proven wrong by some impressive feat of engineering, we just make a bunch of documentaries about aliens. But the engineers of times past were nothing to sneer at, and some of their accomplishments make ours seem slightly embarrassing.

#5. Derinkuyu’s Massive, Ancient Underground City

Bjorn Christian Torrissen

Derinkuyu’s underground city was discovered in the 1960s in Turkey, when a modern house above ground was being renovated. Much to the relief of everyone present, the 18-story underground city was abandoned and not swarming with mole people.

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Hidden for centuries right under everyone’s noses, Derinkuyu is just the largest of hundreds of underground complexes…

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