 When people visit the southeastern Anatolian province of Mardin, this gem of lost antiquity quietly sits, often overlooked, and when one begins to investigate said site, they are often left with more questions than answers. For why does such an astonishing ruin go largely unnoticed? Why is it not more largely discussed within archaeological circles? Should it be due to the fact, as one with any level of knowledge regarding lost civilizations and the proof therein lances eyes upon the site, they instantly recognize its characteristics synonymous with these studies, matching other yet rather interestingly accidentally revealed ruins from around the world. The style of and the decision to bore the dwellings from solid stone, reminiscent of many unexplained ruins, such as the underground city of Derankuyu, a particularly interesting site when indeed discovered entirely by accident, one which to this day remains heavily debated, and to some highly controversial. This site, known as Dara, is exhibiting geological processes which are now unfortunately beginning to erode it back into the landscape. The construction technique, however, still testament to its original builder's abilities and indeed its possible age. Yet, this does not answer the question as to why this ruin goes largely untalked of, largely unstudied and overlooked. For parallel to the erosion argument exhibiting its true age, it can also be used as an advocate for its official dating within the Byzantine era. The lack of surviving ruins will often be used as a way to dismiss such claims of antiquity due to a lack of evidence. Thus, we wanted to dig a little deeper to see if, via visual evidence, we could confirm that there is indeed reason to suspect that the site could possibly generate controversy for those who originally dated the site, this to confirm our initial suspicions. Still, surviving tool marks present upon the stones match that of other controversially dated sites. How can a ruin, apparently dating from the Bronze Age, exhibit such long cut marks or finishes across the stone? Like that of the ancient pyramids, how could copper tools have accomplished such feats within Dara, Giza, and the other sites around the world? It is a question which we find highly compelling.