Show A discovery DIg covery in central asia tho russians have mado a singular discovery in central asia in tan on the right bank of the abou amou daira in a chain of rocky hills near the town of karki are a number of large caves which upon examination were found to lead to an underground city built apparently long before the christian era according to the effigies effi gies inscriptions and designs upon the gold and silver money unearthed from among the ruins the existence of the town datis back to some two centuries before the birth of christ the edifice contains all kinds of domestic utensils pots urns vases and BO forth the high degree of civilization attained by the inhabitants of the city is shown by the fact that they built in several stories by the symmetry of the streets and squares and by the beauty of the baked clay or metal utensils and of the ornaments and coins which have been found it is supposed that long centuries ago this city so carefully concealed in the bowels of the earth provided an entire population with a refuge from the incursions of nomadic savages and robbers detroit free press |