A?ch???l??ists h?v? ???n? t?n w?ll ???s??v?? c??c??il? m?mmi?s ??tin? ??ck ??ssi?l? m??? th?n 2,500 ????s ?t ?n ?n?ist????? E???ti?n t?m? which w??? lik?l? s?c?i?ic?? t? ? ???tilit? ???
Sh?ck?? ??ch???l??ists h?v? ?nc?v???? 10 ?xt??m?l? w?ll ???s??v?? m?mmi?i?? c??c??il?s in ?n ?n?ist????? ?nci?nt E???ti?n t?m?.
Th? t?m? w?s ???n? ?t ? B?z?ntin?-??? ????ish ??m? ?t Q????t ?l-H?w? ?n th? w?st ??nk ?? th? Riv?? Nil? in E???t, in 2019, ?? ??ch???l??ists ???m th? Univ??sit? ?? J??n, in S??in.
Th? N?w Y??k tіm?s ?????t?? th?t th? c??cs, ???n? ??c?ntl?, l??k lik? “livin? c??c??il?s m?vin? st??lthil? th????h m??”.
C??c??il?s ??? kn?wn t? h?v? ?l???? ?n im???t?nt ??l? in E???ti?n c?lt??? ?n? w??? s?c?i?ic?? ?s ? w?? ?? t??in? t? ?????s? S???k, ?n E???ti?n ???tilit? ???.
S???k w?s ??t?n ???ict?? ?s ?ith?? ? c??c??il? ?? ?s ? h?m?n with ? c??c??il?’s h???, Th? Mi???? ?????ts.
Asi?? ???m th? ??li?i??s ?it??ls, c??c??il?s w??? ? ???? s???c? ?n? th? ?nim?l ??t w?s ?s?? ?s ? m??icin? incl??in? t? t???t ??in.
B?? D? C?????, ?n? ?? th? ??ch???l??ists ???m th? R???l B?l?i?n Instit?t? ?? N?t???l Sci?nc?s, wh? h?s ?x?min?? th? ?isc?v??? s?i? it w?s “?xt?????in??? ??c??s? th? t?m? w?s int?ct ?n? th? m?mmi?s w?ll ???s??v??,” ?????t?? RTBF.
Sh? ?????: “O? m?st m?mmi?s c?ll?ct?? ?? m?s??ms in th? l?t? 19th ?n? ???l? 20th c?nt??i?s, ??t?n h?tchlin?s, w? ??n’t kn?w ?x?ctl? wh??? th?? c?m? ???m.”
Th?s? s??cim?ns w??? in ? sm?ll t?m? n??? s?v???l ?th?? ???i?l sit?s ??? l?c?l ?i?nit??i?s ?n? ??t? ??ck t? ? ???i?? ?????? 2,100BC.
D? D? C????? s??ci?lis?s in ?nim?l ??m?ins ?n? th?t w?s wh? sh? w?s c?nt?ct?? ?? th? sci?ntists ?t th? Univ??sit? ?? J??n t? l??k ?t th? m?mmi?s.
“Y?? h?v? ??ch???l??ists ??in? ?n ?xc?v?ti?n ?n?, i? th?? ?in? ?nim?l ??m?ins th?t th?? think ??? w??th l??kin? ?t, th?t’s wh?n w? c?m? int? th? ?ict???,” D?. D? C????? s?i?.
Sh? s?i? th?t ?isc?v??i?s m??? ?t th? st??t ?? th? l?st c?nt??? c?nt?in?? ?it?m?n which m??? it im??ssi?l? t? ?iss?ct th?m ??t this is n?t th? c?s? with th? l?t?st c??c??il? m?mmi?s ???n?.
Sh? c?ntin???: “H??? this ?isc?v???? t?m? is ?ni??? ??c??s? it is int?ct ?n? th? 10 s??cim?ns ??? w?ll ???s??v??. M????v??, ?nlik? th?s? ?isc?v???? ???vi??sl?, th?? w??? n?t im????n?t?? with ?it?m?n ?n? th? st?i?s ?? ????ic th?t c?v???? th?m w??? ??t?n ?? ins?cts.
“W? w??? th??????? ??l? t? st??? th? ??n?s in ??t?il ?n? ?v?n in ?n? ???tic?l?? c?s? th? skin ?? ?n? ?? th? c??c??il?s w?s ?nti??l? ???s??v??. “