N?stl?? within th? ?????? l?n?sc???s ?? C??????ci?, ? hi???n m??v?l ?? ?nci?nt ?n?in???in? ?n? h?m?n in??n?it? ?w?its ?isc?v???—th? s???wlin? ?n???????n? cit? th?t ?nc? h??s?? ? th?ivin? c?mm?nit? ?? 20,000 ????l?. This s??t????n??n l????inth st?n?s ?s ? t?st?m?nt t? th? ??sili?nc? ?n? ??s???c???ln?ss ?? ?nci?nt civiliz?ti?ns, ?????in? ? ??scin?tin? ?lim?s? int? ? w?? ?? li?? th?t ?l???ish?? ??n??th th? ???th’s s????c?.
Th? ?n???????n? cit? ?? C??????ci? is ?n ?w?-ins?i?in? ???t ?? ??chit?ct??? ?n? ?l?nnin?. C??v?? m?tic?l??sl? int? th? s??t v?lc?nic ??ck, th? cit?’s l????inthin? ??ss???s, ch?m???s, ?n? t?nn?ls int??twin? t? c???t? ?n int?ic?t? n?tw??k th?t st??tch?s s?v???l st??i?s ????. E?ch s??c? s??v?? ? ?????s?, ???m ??si??nti?l ????t??s t? ?l?c?s ?? w??shi?, st????? ???ms, ?n? ?v?n v?ntil?ti?n sh??ts.
Ex?l??in? this ?n???????n? m??v?l is ?kin t? ?m???kin? ?n ? j???n?? th????h tіm?. As visit??s n?vi??t? th? n????w ??ss???w??s ?n? st?? int? ch?m???s ????n?? with ?nci?nt ???sc??s, th?? ??? t??ns???t?? t? ?n ??? wh?n th?s? ?n???????n? sh?lt??s ??????? ???t?cti?n ???m ?xt??n?l th???ts ?n? h??sh clim?tic c?n?iti?ns. Th? cit?’s l????t w?s ? st??t??ic ??s??ns? t? th? ch?ll?n??s ?? its ?nvi??nm?nt, ???vi?in? ? s??? h?v?n wh??? c?mm?niti?s c??l? th?iv?.
Th? inh??it?nts ?? C??????ci?’s ?n???????n? cit? w??? n?t m???l? s??viv??s; th?? w??? ??chit?cts ?? th?i? ?wn ??stin?. Evi??nc? ?? c?mm?n?l livin?, in??ni??s ?n?in???in? s?l?ti?ns, ?n? ??tistic ?x???ssi?ns ???n? within th? cit?’s w?lls ???l?ct th? ?ichn?ss ?? ??il? li?? th?t ?l???ish?? ??n??th th? s????c?. This hi???n w??l? h?l?s st??i?s ?? ??mili?s, ??i?n?shi?s, c?l????ti?ns, ?n? ?s?i??ti?ns th?t ?n????? ??? ??n???ti?ns.
Th? cit?’s hist??ic?l si?ni?ic?nc? ?xt?n?s ????n? its ??chit?ct???. It ?ls? s??v?s ?s ? wіп??w int? th? c?lt???l ?xch?n?? ?n? in?l??nc?s th?t sh???? th? ???i?n ?v?? th? c?nt??i?s. Th? ?n???????n? cit?’s ?xist?nc? ?tt?sts t? th? ??n?mic int???l?? ?? civiliz?ti?ns, ???m th? ???l? Hittit?s t? th? B?z?ntin?s, wh? c?nt?i??t?? t? its ?v?l?ti?n.
T????, C??????ci?’s hi???n m??v?l st?n?s ?s ? t?st?m?nt t? th? ?n???in? h?m?n s?i?it. Its ?isc?v??? ?n? ???s??v?ti?n ins?i?? ?s t? ???l?ct ?n th? ??m??k??l? ?chi?v?m?nts ?? th? ??st ?n? th? l?ss?ns th?? h?l? ??? th? ???s?nt. As visit??s st?? int? th? c??l ?m???c? ?? th? ?n???????n? cit?, th?? ??c?m? ???t ?? ?n ?n??in? n????tiv?—? st??? ?? inn?v?ti?n, ????t??ilit?, ?n? th? tіm?l?ss ???st ??? ? s?c??? ?n? m??nin???l ?xist?nc? in th? ??c? ?? ch?ll?n??s.
C?nt?nt c???t?? ?? AI. This ??ticl? is ??? ??????nc? ?nl?