in the 5th century bce, the lycians, who inhabited southern anatolia (now turkey) built hundreds of rock-cut tombs of a similar type, but smaller in scale. excellent examples are to be found near dalyan, a town in muğla province, along the sheer cliffs that faces a river. since these served as tombs rather than as religious sites, the interiors were usually small and unassuming. the ancient etruscans of central italy also left an important legacy of rock-cut architecture, mostly tombs, as those near the cities of tarquinia and vulci.