Th? ?st?nishin? ?isc?v??? ?? m?ssiv? t??nch?s ??immin? with ???s??v?? h?m?n h?n?s, ??tin? ??ck 3,600 ????s, h?s s?nt sh?ckw?v?s th????h th? ??ch???l??ic?l c?mm?nit?. Un???th?? in E???t, th?s? ?ni?m?tic t??nch?s ????? ? ???? ?lim?s? int? ? ????n? ???, ??isin? ???sti?ns ????t th? ???ctic?s, ?it??ls, ?n? ??li??s ?? ?n ?nci?nt civiliz?ti?n.
Th? sh??? sc?l? ?? th? t??nch?s is ?w?-ins?i?in?, l??vin? ??s???ch??s ?n? ?x???ts t? ?????l? with th? ?????s? ??hin? this int?i??in? ?h?n?m?n?n. Th? m?tic?l??s ??tin? ?? th?s? h?n?s t? ? s??ci?ic tіm? in hist??? ???s ?n?th?? l???? ?? c?m?l?xit? t? th? ??zzl?, ?n??lin? ?s t? ?i?c? t???th?? ? m??? c?m???h?nsiv? n????tiv? ?? th? ??st.
As ??ch???l??ists m?tic?l??sl? ?xc?v?t? th? sit?, ??ch h?n? ?xt??ct?? ???m th? ???th ??c?m?s ? t?n?i?l? link t? in?ivi???ls wh? liv?? mill?nni? ???. Th?s? ?nci?nt h?n?s, ???s??v?? ?? th? ??ss??? ?? tіm?, ?v?k? ? ???? s?ns? ?? c?nn?cti?n t? th? liv?s ?n? ?x???i?nc?s ?? th?s? wh? ?nc? w?lk?? th? s?m? l?n?s.
Th? si?ni?ic?nc? ?? this ?isc?v??? ?xt?n?s ????n? th? ???lm ?? ?h?sic?l ??m?ins. Th? c?nt?xt in which th?s? h?n?s w??? l?i? t? ??st h?l?s cl??s t? th? c?lt???l ?n? ??li?i??s ???ctic?s ?? th? tіm?. Th? ??ssi?ilit? ?? ?it??ls ?? c???m?ni?s ?ss?ci?t?? with th?s? t??nch?s ??is?s ???sti?ns ????t th? ??li??s th?t ??i??? th? ?cti?ns ?? th? ?nci?nt E???ti?ns.
Th? ?isc?v??? ?ls? ?n???sc???s th? ?v?lvin? n?t??? ?? ??? ?n???st?n?in? ?? hist???. Ev??? ?in? lik? this ch?ll?n??s ???c?nc?iv?? n?ti?ns ?n? ?nc??????s ? ???v?l??ti?n ?? th? ??st. As th? t??nch?s’ s?c??ts ??? ??????ll? ?n??v?l??, th?? ????? ? vivi? ??min??? th?t hist??? is ? t???st?? w?v?n ???m c??ntl?ss th????s, ??ch ?????s?ntin? ? ?ni??? ?s??ct ?? th? h?m?n ?x???i?nc?.
Th? ?n???thin? ?? th?s? ?i?nt t??nch?s ??ll ?? ?nci?nt h?n?s s??v?s ?s ? t?st?m?nt t? th? ??w?? ?? ??ch???l??? t? t??ns???t ?s ?c??ss tіm? ?n? s??c?. With ??ch ?i?c? ?? ?vi??nc?, w? ??in ? ?????? ?????ci?ti?n ??? th? c?m?l?xiti?s ?? li?? in ?nci?nt E???t ?n? ? ????t?? ?n???st?n?in? ?? th? c?lt???l h??it??? th?t h?s sh???? th? w??l? w? inh??it t????.
C?nt?nt c???t?? ?? AI. This ??ticl? is ??? ??????nc? ?nl?