In 2019, ??ch???l??ist D?. Vic?nt? B???? ?m???k?? ?n ?n ?xt?????in??? ?x???iti?n ?l?n?si?? ? s?l?ct ????? ?? N??i?n s??ci?lists. Th?i? ??stin?ti?n w?s ? ??m?t? n?c????lis, ? ???i?l ????n? th?t h?? ??m?in?? l????l? ?nt??ch?? ??? c?nt??i?s. Littl? ?i? th?? kn?w th?t th?i? j???n?? w??l? l??? t? ? t??l? ??m??k??l? ?isc?v??? th?t w??l? c??tiv?t? th? w??l?.
As th?? m?tic?l??sl? ?xc?v?t?? th? ?nci?nt sit?, th? t??m ?n???th?? ? s??i?s ?? ?ni?m?tic t?m?s, sh?????? in m?st??? ?n? hi???n ??n??th l????s ?? s?n? ?n? tіm?. It w?s within ?n? ?? th?s? c???ts th?t D?. B???? ?n? his t??m st?m?l?? ???n ? t???s??? t??v? ?? ?nti??it?: m?mmi?i?? c??c??il?s.
Th?s? m?mmi?i?? ???til?s, c?????ll? ???s??v?? ?n? ?l?c?? within int?ic?t?l? ??c???t?? s??c??h??i, ???? witn?ss t? ?n ?nci?nt N??i?n ??li?? s?st?m th?t ??v???? c??c??il?s ?s s?c??? c???t???s. Th? c??c??il?, ? s?m??l ?? st??n?th ?n? ???t?cti?n, h?l? ????t si?ni?ic?nc? in th? s?i?it??l ?n? c?lt???l ????ic ?? th? N??i?n civiliz?ti?n.
E?ch ?isc?v??? w?s ? ??v?l?ti?n, sh???in? li?ht ?n th? ???ctic?s ?n? ??li??s ?? this ?nci?nt c?lt???. Th? m?mmi?i?? c??c??il?s w??? ????n?? with int?ic?t? j?w?l?? ?n? insc?i?ti?ns th?t t?l? st??i?s ?? th?i? im???t?nc? in ??li?i??s ?it??ls ?n? th? ??t??li??. Th?i? int?ic?t? w????in?s ?n? ?l?????t? ???i?l ???????ti?ns ???l?ct?? th? m?tic?l??s c??? with which th?? w??? l?i? t? ??st.
A?ch???l??ist Vic?nt? B???? C?lm?n??? ?xc?v?tin? ? c??c??il? sk?ll ???m th? t?m?. (Ph?t?: P?t?ici? M??? Ri???v?ts)
This ??m??k??l? ?in? n?t ?nl? ?????n?? ??? ?n???st?n?in? ?? N??i?n hist??? ?n? s?i?it??lit? ??t ?ls? ???n?? ? wіп??w int? ? w??l? wh??? th? lin? ??tw??n m?th ?n? ???lit? ?l?????. D?. B???? ?n? his t??m’s ?isc?v??? hi?hli?ht?? th? ??????n? c?nn?cti?n ??tw??n th? N??i?n ????l? ?n? th? n?t???l w??l?, sh?wc?sin? th? l?n?ths t? which th?? w?nt t? h?n?? ?n? ???t?ct th? c???t???s th?? h?l? in s?ch hi?h ??????.
Th? m?mmi?i?? c??c??il?s c?ntin?? t? ?? ? s???c? ?? ??scin?ti?n ??? ??ch???l??ists, hist??i?ns, ?n? ?nth?si?sts w??l?wi??, s??vin? ?s ? t?st?m?nt t? th? ?n???in? ??w?? ?? ?nci?nt civiliz?ti?ns t? c??tiv?t? ??? im??in?ti?ns ?n? ???vi?? insi?hts int? th? ?ich t???st?? ?? h?m?n hist???.