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 tim???? ????????????????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???? tim???? ????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.