Urartu castle found at the bottom of a lake n Turkey | Daily Mail Online
'Divers exploring Lake Van discovered the incredibly well preserved wall of a castle, thought to have been built by the Urartu civilisation. '
'Their capital Tushpa, was located at what is now known as Lake Van. '
'The Kingdom of Urartu was ancient country in the mountainous region southeast of the Black Sea and southwest of the Caspian Sea. ', "The 3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortification have been discovered at the bottom of Turkey's largest lake."
'Urartu is an Assyrian name and the people called Urartians called their country Biainili. '
[–] GOMAD_OR_GFYAD 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Why did they build a castle underwater? How?
[–] XAPHAN [S] ago
Lots of interesting stuff going on in Turkey these days.
[–] TheBuddha ago
There are a lot of projects looking for volunteers if you want to go on a dig.
[–] XAPHAN [S] ago
Oh to be young again.