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A t??m ?? ??ch???l??ists h?v? ?isc?v???? th? ??ssilis?? ??m?ins ?? ? 72 milli?n-????-?l? ?in?s??? t?il in ? ??s??t in n??th??n M?xic?, it h?s ???n ?nn??nc??.

Th? ‘?n?s??ll? w?ll-???s??v??’ ?iv? ????-l?n? t?il w?s th? ?i?st ?v?? ???n? in M?xic?, s?i? F??ncisc? A??il??, ?i??ct?? ?? th? c??nt??’s N?ti?n?l Instit?t? ??? Anth????l??? ?n? Hist???.

Th? t??m, m??? ?? ?? ??ch???l??ists ?n? st???nts ???m INAH ?n? th? N?ti?n?l A?t?n?m??s Univ??sit? ?? M?xic?, i??nti?i?? th? ??ssil ?s ? h????s???, ?? ??ck-?ill?? ?in?s???.

R?lic: Th? ??s???ch??s ???n? th? ?nci?nt ?in?s??? t?il in C??h?il? St?t? in M?xic?

Th? ‘?n?s??ll? w?ll-???s??v??’ ?iv? ????-l?n? t?il w?s th? ?i?st ?v?? ???n? in M?xic?. It is 72 milli?n ????s ?l?

Th? t?il, ???n? n??? th? sm?ll t?wn ?? G?n???l C????? ???n? in th? ?????? st?t? ?? C??h?il?, lik?l? m??? ?? h?l? th? ?in?s???’s l?n?th, A??il?? s?i?.

A?ch???l??ists ???n? th? 50 v??t????? ?? th? t?il c?m?l?t?l? int?ct ??t?? s??n?in? 20 ???s in th? ??s??t sl?wl? li?tin? ? s??im?nt??? ??ck c?v??in? th? c???t???’s ??n?s.

St??wn ????n? th? t?il w??? ?th?? ??ssilis?? ??n?s, incl??in? ?n? ?? th? ?in?s???’s hi?s, INAH s?i?.

P??cisi?n: A?ch???l??ists ??inst?kin?l? ?xc?v?t? th? t?il

S???k?? ??? th? ????: Th? t?il, ???m ? h????s???, will ?n??l? ?x???ts t? l???n ????t ??n? c?n?iti?ns th?t ????ct?? th? c?l?ss?l ???sts

D?s?it? M?xic?’s ?ich h??it??? in ??l??nt?l???, this is th? ?i?st ?in?s??? t?il ???n? in th? c??nt??

St??wn ????n? th? t?il w??? ?th?? ??ssilis?? ??n?s, incl??in? ?n? ?? th? ?in?s???’s hi?s

Din?s??? t?il ?in?s ??? ??l?tiv?l? ????, ?cc???in? t? INAH.

Th? n?w ?isc?v??? c??l? ???th?? ?n???st?n?in? ?? th? h????s??? ??mil? ?n? ?i? ??s???ch ?n ?is??s?s th?t ???lict?? ?in?s??? ??n?s, which ??s?m?l?? th?s? ?? h?m?ns, A??il?? s?i?.

Sci?ntists h?v? ?l????? ??t??min?? th?t ?in?s???s s??????? ???m t?m??s ?n? ??th?itis, ??? ?x?m?l?.

Din?s??? ??m?ins h?v? ???n ???n? in m?n? ???ts ?? th? st?t? ?? C??h?il?, in ???iti?n t? M?xic?’s ?th?? n??th??n ??s??t st?t?s.

‘W? h?v? ? v??? ?ich hist??? ?? ??l??nt?l???,’ A??il?? s?i?.

H? n?t?? th?t ???in? th? C??t?c???s ???i??, which ?n??? ????t 65 milli?n ????s ???, m?ch ?? wh?t is n?w c?nt??l n??th??n M?xic? w?s ?n th? c??st.

This h?s ?n??l?? ??s???ch??s t? ?n???th ??m?ins ?? ??th m??in? ?n? l?n?-??s?? ?in?s???s.

Th? ???s?nc? ?? th? ??m?ins w?s ?????t?? t? INAH ?? l?c?ls in J?n? 2012. A?t?? initi?l ins??cti?ns, ?xc?v?ti?n ????n ???li?? this m?nth. Th? ??m?ins ?? th? t?il will ?? t??ns?????? t? G?n???l C????? ??? cl??nin? ?n? ???th?? inv?sti??ti?n.

An ??tist ??n???in? ???vi??? ?? th? N?ti?n?l G??????hic S?ci?t? sh?ws wh?t ? h????s??? is ??li?v?? t? h?v? l??k?? lik?. M?st ?in?s??? ?????s, ?xc??t h????s???s ?n? c???t??si?ns, w??? in ??clin? ??? th? l?st 40 milli?n ????s ?? th? C??t?c???s