Amazing Temple Tombs Were Carved High on Cliffs By the Ancient Lycians—And Here’s The Weird Reason

Amazing Temple Tombs Were Carved High on Cliffs By the Ancient Lycians—And Here’s The Weird Reason
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Ruined cities were left behind by the ancient Greeks whose wisdom became the basis of Western society; museums have been filled with artifacts attesting to the great genius and beauty of their civilization; yet almost nothing is known of another ancient Mediterranean people and their culture: the Lycians.

Only a few fascinating stone ruins from as early as the 5th century B.C. attest to their elusive existence.
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