Post by L Roebuck on May 26, 2008 6:16:45 GMT -5
Shantytown sewer destroying ancient cave
Vercihan Ziflioðlu
ISTANBUL - Turkish Daily News
Yarýmburgaz, a 350,000-year-old cave located in Istanbul's Küçükçekmece district is at risk due to intensive sewer flow and damage caused by treasure hunters, who search for the vestiges of the mythical ‘Silver Bible’
Sewer flow in slums near Istanbul's suburban Küçükçekmece district pose a serious threat to Yarýmburgaz, an ancient cave located in the district.
The cave is also being massively plundered by treasure hunters searching for the vestiges of the mythical “Silver Bible” with fake maps, for which they pay thousands of liras. The maps are sold by people who pop up at the mouth of the cave saying there is a treasure deep down below that can be found by following the map's directions.
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Vercihan Ziflioðlu
ISTANBUL - Turkish Daily News
Yarýmburgaz, a 350,000-year-old cave located in Istanbul's Küçükçekmece district is at risk due to intensive sewer flow and damage caused by treasure hunters, who search for the vestiges of the mythical ‘Silver Bible’
Sewer flow in slums near Istanbul's suburban Küçükçekmece district pose a serious threat to Yarýmburgaz, an ancient cave located in the district.
The cave is also being massively plundered by treasure hunters searching for the vestiges of the mythical “Silver Bible” with fake maps, for which they pay thousands of liras. The maps are sold by people who pop up at the mouth of the cave saying there is a treasure deep down below that can be found by following the map's directions.
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