Yelini Cave,Gunyuzu Eskisehir

Location: Eskisehir, Gunyuzu District, Kayakent Subdistrict
This cave is located at the south of the Yelinustu Cave and is at the southeast of Sivrihisar Mountains extending between Sivrihisar and Gunyuzu Sakurada river. Reaching to the cave is possible via Ankara – Eskisehir or Ankara – Polatli – Yunak highways.

Properties: The total length of the cave is 271 meters and the deepest point in respect to the cave entrance is at -26 meters. The cave had been divided into many saloons and chambers by the large blocks fallen from the ceiling and damlatas and is covered with extremely beautiful looking damlatas. Generally, the temperature inside the cave decreases while humidity increases as advanced from entrance to the end. The cave has temperature of 25.5ºC and humidity of 45 percent at the entrance and temperature of 16.1ºC and 79.5 percent of humidity at the final saloon.

This cave displays similar properties with Yelinustu Cave and remains and shapes showing that this cave had been used by humans for a long time are also present in this cave. In front side of the cave and at the slopes and fields, flint stones, chipping, axes and spearheads were found. At the entrance part, various tools, bones, pottery pieces were found. There are cisterns and pools with depths exceeding 2 meters made of bricks were present at the saloon.

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