Goreme and Sahinefendi

'This research, conducted through speleological techniques and archaeometric survey, has allowed, in particular, the discovery of numerous defensive structures, previously completely unknown, and of related underground hydraulic systems. A completely new picture of the areas investigated emerges, in which the liturgical and funerary structures carved into the rocks represent only the tip of a ‘stone iceberg’, that is, the most evident and closest part to the surface of an underground world that has proved to be much more extensive and diverse than previously imagined.' – la Société Française d'Etude des Souterrains Nov 2023

• 1. Introduction2. General Overview3. Ancient and Recent Sources Part One: Göreme and Environs4. The Area of Göreme5. Water Works at Göreme6. Catchment Works in the Kiliçlar Vadisi7. The Kayadibi Zone8. The Underground Shelters of Göreme: St Eustachius and Vicinity9. Shelters and Other Cavities along the Kiliçlar Vadisi10. The Concentric Shelter of Kiliçlar Kilisesi Complex11. The Amphitheatre Shelters of Göreme12. The Peripheral Shelters of Göreme13. The Kozanağa Zone14. Zemi Vadisi Part Two: The Şahinefendi Basin15. Șahinefendi16. Orta Tepe17. Yarlağan Tepe18. The Sites of the Eastern Sector of Şahinefendi19. Düğen TepeAppendices