Ancient rock tombs carved into the cliff near Dalyan, Turkey
Ancient rock tombs carved into the cliff near Dalyan, Turkey (© Reinhard Schmid/eStock Photo)
The land that time almost forgot
Overlooking the modern-day Turkish city of Dalyan, what appear to be ornate cliffside homes are really weathered tombs for the elite of a once-forgotten society. These carvings in the rock walls above the Dalyan Çayı River are among what remains of the ancient Anatolian port city of Kaunos.
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