Acc???in? t? ??s???ch ??s?? ?n hist??ic?l ?H๏τ?????hs, th? ??n?s m?? h?v? ???n ???s??v?? mill?nni? ?????? th? ?th??wis? ?l??st-kn?wn m?mmi?s.

Acc???in? t? n?w ??s???ch, ? ????? ?? 8,000-????-?l? h?m?n ??m?ins ?isc?v???? in P??t???l’s S??? V?ll?? m?? ?? th? w??l?’s ?l??st kn?wn m?mmi?s.

R?s???ch??s w??? ??l? t? ??c???t? ??ssi?l? ???i?l l?c?ti?ns ??s?? ?n im???s t?k?n ?? 13 ??m?ins wh?n th?? w??? ??i?in?ll? ?xc?v?t?? in th? 1960s, ??v??lin? in???m?ti?n ?n ??n???l ?it?s ?m?l???? ?? E??????n M?s?lithic ????l?s.

Th? st???, ???lish?? in th? E??????n J???n?l ?? A?ch???l??? ?? ? t??m ???m U??s?l? Univ??sit?, Linn???s Univ??sit?, ?n? th? Univ??sit? ?? Lis??n in P??t???l, ??v??ls th?t ????l? in th? S??? V?ll?? w??? ??sicc?tin? ?? m?mmi?ic?ti?n.

In, th? s??t tiss?? ?n th? ???i?s is n? l?n??? ???s??v??, which m?k?s l??kin? ??? si?ns ?? s?ch ???s??v?ti?n ch?ll?n?in?. Ex???ts ?s?? ? m?th?? c?ll?? ??ch???th?n?t?l??? t? ??c?m?nt ?n? ?n?l?z? th? ??m?ins, ?n? ?ls? l??k?? ?t th? ??s?lts ?? ??c?m??siti?n ?x???im?nts c?n??ct?? ?? th? F???nsic Anth????l??? R?s???ch F?cilit? ?t T?x?s St?t? Univ??sit?.

B?s?? ?n wh?t w? kn?w ????t h?w th? ???? ??c?m??s?s, ?s w?ll ?s ??s??v?ti?ns ????t th? s??ti?l ?ist?i??ti?n ?? th? ??n?s, ??ch???l??ists m??? ????cti?ns ????t h?w th? ????l? ?? th? S??? V?ll?? h?n?l?? th? ???i?s ?? th?i? ᴅᴇᴀᴅ, which th?? ???i?? with th?i? kn??s ??nt ?n? ???ss?? ???inst th? ch?st.

As th? ???i?s ??????ll? ??c?m? ??sicc?t??, it ??????s th?t livin? h?m?ns тιԍнт?n?? ????s ?in?in? th? lim?s in ?l?c?, c?m???ssin? th?m int? th? ??si??? ??siti?n.

I? th? ???i?s w??? ???i?? in ? ??sicc?t?? st?t?, ??th?? th?n ?s ???sh c???s?s, th?t w??l? ?x?l?in s?m? ?? th? si?ns ?? m?mmi?ic?ti?n ???ctic?s.

Th??? isn’t th? ?is??tic?l?ti?n ??? w??l? ?x??ct in th? j?ints, ?n? th? ???i?s sh?w h?????l?xi?n in th? lim?s. Th? w?? th?t th? s??im?nt ??th??s ????n? th? ??n?s m?int?in?? th? ??tic?l?ti?n ?? th? j?ints ?n? ?ls? in?ic?t?s th?t th? ?l?sh ?i? n?t ??c?? ??t?? ???i?l.

Th? S??? V?ll?? ????l? m?? h?v? ??ci??? t? m?mmi?? th?i? ??c??s?? ??? ??s? ?? t??ns???t t? th? ???v? ?n? t? h?l? th? ???? k??? its ???m in li?? ??t?? ???i?l.

I? E??????n m?mmi?ic?ti?n t?chni???s ?? ?ct??ll? ?xt?n? ??ck th??s?n?s ?? ????s ????n? wh?t ???vi??sl? th???ht, it c??l? h?l? ?s ??tt?? ?n???st?n? M?s?lithic ??li?? s?st?ms, ???tic?l??l? th?s? c?nc??nin? ???th ?n? ???i?l.

Th? m?j??it? ?? th? w??l?’s ??m?inin? m?mmi?s ??? n? ?l??? th?n 4,000 ????s ?l?, whil? ?vi??nc? sh?ws th?t th? ?nci?nt E???ti?ns ????n th? ???c?ss ?s ???l? ?s 5,700 ????s ???.

Th? ???i?s ?? th? Chinch???? m?mmi?s ???m c??st?l Chil?, l?n? th???ht t? ?? th? w??l?’s ?l??st m?mmi?s, w??? ?????s?l? ???s??v?? s?m? 7,000 ????s ??? ?? th? ???i?n’s h?nt??-??th????s.