Kadir Kir - Otherwise known as Tomb Bay

As I mentioned in the previous blog, this beautiful space we were in was also known as Tomb Bay and for those of you paying attention, you will have asked yourself why?

Wilkinson Family Crypts 

 As with the Tombs on the Dalyan River, it seems that back in the 4th century BC this was the way important or wealthy people were dealt with in death.

Find an inaccessible cliff with an amazing view. Climb up there somehow with primitive chiseling tools and carve out a cubic space large enough to walk around in and lay four or more bodies out on separate plinths.

Now calve an elaborate, perfectly symmetrical entrance and wait for a family member to die.

Ransacking British Archaeologist

Embalm their body, carry it all the way up there.... these places are not easy and in some cases seemingly impossible to get to, and after two millennia, have the tomb ransacked by British colonial archaeologists.....

These mummies are available for viewing in the British Museum, London, England....

That's because these people were British right? Well only if their relatives had no intention of immigrating.

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Important or Wealthy Person

View from a tomb

Tomb with a view

How clear is this water?