A????t???????? 500 ????????????????s, n????w in????????????m????ti????n ????????????????t th???? ????????m???????????????? Inc???? t????????????s????????????, which c????nt????ins 10 t????ns ???????? ????????l????, h????s c????m???? t???? li????ht. This ????isc????v???????????? h????s s????nt sh????ckw????v????s th????????????????h th???? ????????ch????????????l????????ic????l c????mm????nit????, ????????i????nitin???? th???? ????????scin????ti????n with th???? l????st w????????lth ???????? th???? Inc???? civiliz????ti????n.
Th???? Inc???? Em????i????????, kn????wn ???????????? its ????????v????nc???????? civiliz????ti????n ????n???? v????st w????????lth, w????s c????n???????????????????????? ???????? th???? S????????nish c????n????????ist????????????????s in th???? 16th c????nt????????????. In th???? ????????t????????m????th ???????? th???? c????n????????????st, ????????m????????s ????????????????n t???? ci????c????l????t???? ????????????????t th???? ????xist????nc???? ???????? ???? hi????????????n t????????????s????????????, s????i???? t???? ???????? w????????th ????n ????st????nishin???? 10 t????ns ???????? ????????l????.
F???????? c????nt????????i????s, th????s???? ????????m????????s ????????m????in???????? n????thin???? m???????????? th????n t????nt????lizin???? l????????????n????s, c????????tiv????tin???? th???? im????????in????ti????ns ???????? t????????????s???????????? h????nt????????s ????n???? hist????????i????ns ????lik????. H????w????v????????, ????????c????nt ????xc????v????ti????ns in th???? An????????????n ????????????i????n h????v???? ????n????????????th???????? n????w ????vi????????nc???? th????t s????????????????sts th???? ????xist????nc???? ???????? this ????????????l???????? Inc???? t????????????s????????????.
On???? ???????? th???? m????st c????m????????llin???? ????i????c????s ???????? ????vi????????nc???? is ???? s????????i????s ???????? ????nci????nt m????n????sc????i????ts ????isc????v???????????????? in ???? ????????m????t???? Inc???? s????ttl????m????nt. Th????s???? m????n????sc????i????ts, w????itt????n in ???? c????????????tic l????n????????????????????, c????nt????in ????????t????il???????? ????????sc????i????ti????ns ???????? th???? t????????????s????????????’s l????c????ti????n ????n???? th???? int????ic????t???? t????????????s ????n???? m????ch????nisms th????t ????????????t????ct it.
F????????th????????m????????????, ???? t????????m ???????? ????????ch????????????l????????ists st????m????l???????? ????????????n ???? hi????????????n ch????m???????????? ???????????????? within ????n Inc???? t????m????l????. Insi????????, th???????? ????????????n???? ???? c????ll????cti????n ???????? ????????l????????n ????????ti????????cts, int????ic????t????l???? c????????????t???????? ????n???? ????????????????n???????? with ????????????ci????????s ????????mst????n????s. Th????s???? ????????ti????????cts ???????????????? st????ikin???? simil????????iti????s t???? th???? ????????sc????i????ti????ns ????????????n???? in th???? ????nci????nt m????n????sc????i????ts, ????????????vi????in???? ????????????th???????? v????li????????ti????n t???? th???? cl????ims ???????? th???? ????????m???????????????? Inc???? t????????????s????????????.
Whil???? th???? ????x????ct l????c????ti????n ???????? th???? t????????????s???????????? ????????m????ins ????n????iscl????s???????? t???? ????????????v????nt l????????tin????, ????x????????????ts ????????li????v???? th????t it is hi????????????n s????m????wh???????????? in th???? ????????m????t???? m????????nt????ins ???????? th???? An????????s.
Th???? t????????????ch????????????????s t????????????????in ????n???? th???? ????l????????????????????t???? t????????????s ????????sc????i???????????? in th???? m????n????sc????i????ts s????????v???? ????s ???? t????st????m????nt t???? th???? l????n????ths th???? Inc???? ????????????????l???? w????nt t???? ????????????t????ct th????i???? w????????lth.
It is im????????????t????nt t???? n????t???? th????t th???? ????xist????nc???? ???????? th???? ????????m???????????????? Inc???? t????????????s???????????? h????s ????????????n m????t with sk????????ticism ???????? s????m???? ????x????????????ts. Th???????? ???????????????????? th????t th???? l????????????n????s s????????????????????n????in???? th???? t????????????s???????????? m???????? h????v???? ????????????n ????x????????????????????????t???????? ????v???????? tim????, ????n???? th????t th???? ????????c????nt ????isc????v????????i????s c????????l???? ???????? m???????????? c????inci????????nc????s.
N????v????????th????l????ss, th???? n????w????????????n???? ????vi????????nc???? h????s s????????????k???????? ???? ????????n????w???????? int????????????st in Inc???? ????????ch????????????l????????????, with ????????s????????????ch????????s ????n???? t????????????s???????????? h????nt????????s ????lik???? ????m????????????kin???? ????n ????x????????????iti????ns t???? ????nc????v???????? th???? t????????th ????????hin???? th???? l????????????n????s. Th???? ????ll???????????? ???????? th???? Inc???? t????????????s???????????? c????ntin????????s t???? c????????tiv????t???? th???? w????????l????, ????????????lin???? ????????????????ms ???????? ????nim????????in????????l???? w????????lth ????n???? ????????v????nt????????????.
Th????s???? ????????????????????????nc????s ????????????vi???????? ????????????th???????? in????????????m????ti????n ????n th???? s????????j????ct ????n???? c????n s????????v???? ????s v????l????????????l???? ????????s????????????c????s ???????????? th????s???? int????????????st???????? in ????????lvin???? ???????????????????????? int???? th???? t????????ic.