In ???? s????????????????isin???? ????????ch????????????l????????ic????l ????isc????v????????????, n????????????l???? 3,000-????????????????-????l???? E????????????ti????n m????mmi????s h????v???? ????????????n ????n????????????th???????? in th???? h????????????t ???????? Ki????v, Uk????????in????. This ????????m????????k????????l???? ????in???? h????s s????nt sh????ckw????v????s th????????????????h th???? w????????l???? ???????? ????????ch????????????l???????????? ????n???? hist????????????, sh????????????in???? n????w li????ht ????n ????nci????nt civiliz????ti????ns ????n???? th????i???? c????nn????cti????ns ????c????????ss v????st ????ist????nc????s.
Th???? ????isc????v???????????? ????cc???????????????????? ????????????in???? ????????????tin???? ????xc????v????ti????ns in Ki????v’s hist????????ic ????ist????ict. A????ch????????????l????????ists st????m????l???????? ????????????n ???? ????????????vi????????sl???? ????nkn????wn ????????????i????l sit????, hi????????????n ????????n????????th l????????????????s ???????? s????il ????n???? c????nt????????i????s ???????? hist????????????. Insi???????? th???? t????m????, th???????? ????????????n???? th???? ????????m????ins ???????? s????v????????????l w????ll-????????????s????????v???????? E????????????ti????n m????mmi????s, ????????ch c????????????????????ll???? w???????????????????????? in lin????n ????n???? ????????????????n???????? with int????ic????t???? hi????????????????l????????hics.
Th???? ???????????? ???????? th????s???? m????mmi????s is ????????????tic????l????????l???? ????st????nishin????, ????????tin???? ????????ck t???? ???? tim???? wh????n th???? ????h????????????????hs ????????l???????? ????v???????? E????????????t. Th???? m????mmi????s ???????????????????????? t???? ???????? ????????????m th???? L????t???? P????????i???????? (664–332 BC), ???? tim???? m????????k???????? ???????? ????????litic????l t????????m????il ????n???? ????????????????i????n inv????si????ns in ????nci????nt E????????????t. It’s ???? ????????????i???????? wh???????????? th???? ????????m????????s cit???? ???????? Th????????????s w????s ???? th????ivin???? c????lt????????????l ????n???? ????????li????i????????s c????nt????????.
Ex????????????ts ???????????? n????w w????????kin???? ????ili????????ntl???? t???? ????n????????v????l th???? m????st????????i????s s????????????????????n????in???? th????s???? ????nci????nt in????ivi????????????ls. P????????limin???????????? ????x????min????ti????ns h????v???? ????????v????????l???????? th????t th???? m????mmi????s w???????????? n????t n????tiv???? t???? Uk????????in????, ????????isin???? ????????????sti????ns ????????????????t h????w th???????? c????m???? t???? ???????? in Ki????v n????????????l???? th???????????? mill????nni???? ????????????. C????????l???? th???????? h????v???? ????????????n ????????????t ???????? ???? l???????????????????? t???????????????? ???????? mi????????????ti????n n????tw????????k c????nn????ctin???? ????ist????nt civiliz????ti????ns?
Th???? ????isc????v???????????? h????s s????????????k???????? ???? ????l???????????????? ???????? s????????c????l????ti????n ????n???? ????xcit????m????nt ????m????n???? hist????????i????ns ????n???? ????????ch????????????l????????ists, wh???? ???????????? ???????????????????? t???? l????????????n m???????????? ????????????????t th???? c????lt????????????l ????xch????n???????? ????n???? t???????????????? ????????????t????s th????t m???????? h????v???? c????nn????ct???????? E????????????t ????n???? E????st????????n E???????????????????? in th???? ????ist????nt ????????st. A????????iti????n????ll????, th???? ????in????in???? m???????? l???????????? t???? ???? ???????????????????????? ????n????????????st????n????in???? ???????? th???? ????nci????nt cit???? ???????? Ki????v its????l????, sh????????????in???? n????w li????ht ????n its ????????l???? in ????nci????nt t???????????????? ????n???? ????i????l????m????c????.
P????????s????????v????ti????n ????????????????????ts ???????????? ????n????????????w???????? t???? ????ns???????????? th???? c????ntin???????????? ????????????t????cti????n ????n???? st???????????? ???????? th????s???? inv????l????????????l???? ????????ti????????cts. As ????????s????????????ch????????s ????????lv???? ???????????????????????? int???? th???? hist???????????? ???????? th????s???? m????mmi????s ????n???? th????i???? j????????????n???????? t???? Ki????v, th???? w????????l???? w????its with ????????t???????? ????????????????th t???? ????nc????v???????? th???? ????nt????l???? st????????i????s th????t m???????? h????v???? s????????nn???????? th????????s????n????s ???????? ????????????????s ????n???? c????ntin????nts. Th???? n????????????l???? 3,000-????????????????-????l???? E????????????ti????n m????mmi????s ????isc????v???????????????? in Ki????v st????n???? ????s ???? t????st????m????nt t???? th???? ????n????????????in???? int????i???????????? ????n???? ????n????l????ss ????isc????v????????i????s still w????itin???? t???? ???????? m???????????? in th???? ????i????l???? ???????? ????????ch????????????l????????????.
