Living undergroundInhabitants of Cappadocia, since Neolithic Age, found it much easier to dig homes into vertical cliffs of ignimbrite deposits rather
than build them in another way. These homes had many advantages: safety against invasions from enemies and, as the ignimbrite is a good
insulator, warmth in winter and cool temperatures in summer. This kind of "temperature control" is appreciated to this day: Some
people still live underground in strange contrast of modern furniture with ancient landscape. |
![Living underground Living underground](icons-homes/ja078.jpg) Uchisar against a spectacular sunset. | ![Living underground Living underground](icons-homes/ja076.jpg) The peak of Uchisar is a maze of rooms. | ![Living underground Living underground](icons-homes/mf096.jpg) Each of these peaks is an independent house. | ![Living underground Living underground](icons-homes/mf097.jpg) Doors, windows and balconies of a complex home. |
![Living underground Living underground](icons-homes/ja105.jpg) A home (left) and a cowshed (right). | ![Living underground Living underground](icons-homes/ja102.jpg) Hard life in Cappadocia: note the stairs in the wall... | ![Living underground Living underground](icons-homes/mf188.jpg) In Middle Ages some homes became Christian monasteries. | ![Living underground Living underground](icons-homes/mf082.jpg) Small-scale agriculture offers some livelihood to this day. |
![Living underground Living underground](icons-homes/ja104.jpg) A giant olive oil press. | ![Living underground Living underground](icons-homes/ja107.jpg) Another underground press. | ![Living underground Living underground](icons-homes/mf088.jpg) Sat-TV in the lounge window. | ![Living underground Living underground](icons-homes/mf099.jpg) Sat-TV and farmers' tools. |
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