F??? ???v?s th?t E???ti?ns h?? ???n ?sin? ?m??lmin? ???ctic?s ??? m??? th?n 1,500 ????s l?n??? th?n sci?ntists ??li?v??.
F???, th? T??in m?mm?.
On? inc???i?l? w?ll-???s??v?? 5,600-????-?l? m?mm? is n?w ???n?in? m?ch ?? wh?t w? th???ht w? kn?w ????t Anci?nt E???ti?n ?m??lmin?.
A n?w st??? ???lish?? in th? J???n?l ?? A?ch???l??ic?l Sci?nc? sh?ws st??n? ?vi??nc? th?t ?m??lmin? ???ctic?s in Anci?nt E???t w??? in ?l?c? m??? th?n 1,500 ????s ???li?? th?n ???vi??sl? ??li?v??.
A t??m ?? ??s???ch??s m??? th?i? c?ncl?si?ns ??t?? ?x?minin? “F???,” ?n ?xc??ti?n?ll? w?ll-???s??v?? m?mm? ?isc?v???? m??? th?n 100 ????s ??? ?n? h??s?? in T??in’s E???ti?n M?s??m sinc? 1901, ?cc???in? t? N?ti?n?l G??????hic. A?t?? ??in? ?????ht t? th? m?s??m ??i?in?ll?, th? m?mm? h?? n?t ?n?????n? ?n? ???iti?n?l ???s??v?ti?n m?th??s, which m??nt th?t h? w??l? ?? th? ?????ct s??j?ct ??? inv?sti??ti?n in t??ms ?? h?w h? w?s ???s??v?? th? ?i?st tіm? ????n?.
B?li?v?? t? ?? ????n? 5,600 ????s ?l?, th? T??in m?mm? w?s ??i?in?ll? th???ht t? ?? ? ???s??v?ti?n ?n?m?l?. F??? w?s ??li?v?? t? h?v? ???n n?t???ll? ???s??v?? ?? th? ?xt??m? ??s??t h??t.
H?w?v??, th? st??? ?x?min?? th? ??m?ins ?? th? m?mm? ?n? ?isc?v???? th?t n?t ?nl? h?? th? m?mm? ?ct??ll? ???n ?m??lm?? ?? h?m?ns, ??t h? h?? ???n ???s??v?? ?sin? ? ??ci?? simil?? t? th? ?n?s ?s?? 2,500 ????s l?t?? ?n ?h????hs ?n? n??l?m?n lik? Kin? T?t ???in? E???t’s ???k m?mmi?ic?ti?n ???i??, ?cc???in? t? Liv? Sci?nc?.
Th? st???’s c?-??th??, J?n? J?n?s, ?n E???t?l??ist ?t A?st??li?’s M?c????i? Univ??sit?, ???vi??sl? ?x?l???? ????m?nts ?? cl?thin? ???m m?mm? ??n???l w????in?s ???m ????n? th? s?m? tіm? ?s F??? ??t ???m ? ?i?????nt l?c?ti?n ?n? ???n? ?vi??nc? th?t hint?? ?t m?mm? ?m??lmin?.
H?w?v??, th?s? hints w??? n?t ?n???h t? c?nvinc? sk??tics th?t ?m??lmin? w?s ?ct??ll? t?kin? ?l?c? ??c??s? th?? h?? ?nl? cl?th?s t? ?x?min? ?n? n? ?ct??l ???i?s. S?, t? ???v? th?i? th????, th?? n????? ? ???? — ?n? th?? t??n?? t? F??? t? h?l? th?m ??th?? ???initiv? ?????.
J?n?s ?n? h?? t??m ?s?? ? v??i?t? ?? t?sts t? ?x?min? th? lin?n ????m?nts ???m th? T??in m?mm?’s t??s? ?n? w?ist ?s w?ll ?s ? w?v?n ??sk?t th?t w?s ???i?? with his ??m?ins t? ?i???? ??t th? ?x?ct c?m??n?nts ?? th? ?m??lmin? s?lv?. Wh?t th?? ?isc?v???? t??n?? ??t t? ?? ? ????n?????kin? ?in?.
Acc???in? t? N?ti?n?l G??????hic, th? s?lv? c?nsist?? ?? ? ?l?nt ?il ??s? th?t w?s th?n c?m?in?? with ?l?nt ??m ?? s????s, h??t?? c?ni??? ??sin, ?n? ???m?tic ?l?nt ?xt??cts. Th? c?m??n?nts w??? ?xt??m?l? simil?? t? th? s?lv?s ?s?? th??s?n?s ?? ????s l?t??, s????stin? th?t Anci?nt E???ti?n ?m??lmin? ???ctic?s h?? ???n ?st??lish?? ??? ???li?? th?n ???vi??sl? th???ht.
“It’s c?n?i?min? ??? ???vi??s ??s???ch, ?n????t??l?,” J?n?s t?l? N?ti?n?l G??????hic.
H?w?v??, th? T??in m?mm? w?s ?isc?v???? in th? ??t?l ??siti?n with ?ll ?? his ????ns still insi?? his ????, which is v?stl? ?i?????nt ???m th? t?chni???s th?t th? Anci?nt E???ti?ns ?s?? ?n m?mmi?s ??t??w??? (which incl???? l??in? th?m ?l?t ?n? ??m?vin? th?i? ????ns). N?v??th?l?ss, th? s?lv? ?s?? t? ?m??lm th? ???i?s w?s ??m??k??l? simil?? t? th? ?n?s ?s?? m?ch l?t??.
Th?s th? st???’s ????n?????kin? ?isc?v??? h?s t?k?n ? ?i?nt l??? t?w???s ?nl?ckin? s?c??ts ????t th? m?st??i??s ?n? ??scin?tin? st??? ?? Anci?nt E???ti?n m?mmi?s.