A????ch????????????l????????ists in P???????????? h????v???? m???????????? ????n ????xcitin???? ????isc????v????????????, ????n????????????thin???? ???? ????????m????????k????????l???? w????ll-????????????s????????v???????? ????????????l????sc????nt m????mm???? th????t is ????stim????t???????? t???? ???????? ????????????????n???? 1,000 ????????????????s ????l????. This ????nci????nt ????in???? ????????????vi????????s v????l????????????l???? insi????hts int???? th???? liv????s ????n???? ????????????i????l ????????????ctic????s ???????? th???? ????????????-C????l????m????i????n civiliz????ti????ns th????t ????nc???? th????iv???????? in th???? ????????????i????n.

Th???? m????mm???? w????s ????isc????v???????????????? ????????????in???? ????n ????????ch????????????l????????ic????l ????xc????v????ti????n in th???? c????????st????l L????m???????????????????????????? ????????????i????n ???????? n????????th????????n P????????????. Th???? sit???? is kn????wn ???????????? its ????ich c????lt????????????l h????????it???????????? ????n???? h????s ????????????vi????????sl???? ????i????l???????????? n????m????????????????s ????????ti????????cts ????n???? ????????????i????l sit????s.

Th???? ????????????l????sc????nt m????mm???? h????s ????st????????n???????????? ????????s????????????ch????????s with its ????xc????????ti????n????l st????t???? ???????? c????ns????????v????ti????n. D????s????it???? th???? ????????ss???????????? ???????? c????nt????????i????s, th???? m????mm????’s ????????????????, cl????thin????, ????n???? ????????????i????l ????????????????????in????s h????v???? ????????????n ????????m????????k????????l???? w????ll-????????????s????????v????????. This l????v????l ???????? ????????????s????????v????ti????n ????????????????????s ???? ????ni???????????? ????????????????????t????nit???? ???????????? sci????ntists t???? st???????????? v????????i????????s ????s????????cts ???????? ????nci????nt P????????????vi????n c????lt????????????, s????ch ????s ????????????i????l c????st????ms, cl????thin???? m????t????????i????ls, ????n???? th???? ????h????sic????l h????????lth ???????? in????ivi????????????ls ????????????m th????t tim???? ????????????i????????.

B????s???????? ????n ????????????limin???????????? ????n????l????sis, ????x????????????ts ????stim????t???? th????t th???? m????mm???? ????????l????n???????????? t???? ????n ????????????l????sc????nt, ????????ssi????l???? ????????tw????????n th???? ????????????s ???????? 12 ????n???? 14. D????t????????minin???? th???? s????x ???????? th???? m????mm???? is ch????ll????n????in???? ???????????? t???? th???? m????mmi????ic????ti????n ????????????c????ss, ????????t ????????????th???????? ????x????min????ti????n ????n???? sci????nti????ic t????chni????????????s, s????ch ????s DNA ????n????l????sis, m???????? ????????????vi???????? m???????????? insi????hts int???? th???? in????ivi????????????l’s ????????n????????????.

Th???? m????mm???? w????s ????????????n???? within ???? ????????????i????l sit????, in????ic????tin???? th????t it w????s c????????????????????ll???? ???????????????????????????????? ????n???? l????i???? t???? ????????st ????cc????????????in???? t???? th???? c????lt????????????l ????????????ctic????s ???????? th???? ????nci????nt civiliz????ti????n. Th???? ????????????i????l ????????????????????in????s ????cc????m????????n????in???? th???? m????mm????, s????ch ????s ????????tt????????????, t????xtil????s, ????n???? ????th???????? ????????ti????????cts, ????????????vi???????? cl????????s ????????????????t th???? c????lt????????????l ????????li????????s ????n???? s????ci????l st????t????s ???????? th???? in????ivi????????????l ????n???? th????i???? c????mm????nit????.

T???? ????ns???????????? th???? ????????????s????????v????ti????n ???????? th???? m????mm????, ????????ch????????????l????????ists ????n???? sci????ntists ????m????l???????? v????????i????????s n????n-inv????siv???? t????chni????????????s ????n???? t????chn????l????????i????s. Th????s???? incl???????????? CT sc????nnin????, ????????????i????c????????????????n ????????tin????, ????n???? ch????mic????l ????n????l????sis t???? ????x????min???? th???? m????mm????’s ????h????sic????l ch????????????ct????????istics, ????????t????????min???? th???? c????????s???? ???????? ????????????th, ????n???? ????????in insi????hts int???? th???? in????ivi????????????l’s h????????lth, ????i????t, ????n???? livin???? c????n????iti????ns ????????????in???? th????i???? li????????tim????.

Th???? ????isc????v???????????? ???????? th???? ????????????l????sc????nt m????mm???? ????????????s t???? ???????????? ????n????????????st????n????in???? ???????? th???? ????iv????????s???? ????????????-C????l????m????i????n c????lt????????????s th????t ????nc???? inh????????it???????? P????????????. It c????nt????i????????t????s t???? th???? ????n????????in???? ????????s????????????ch ????n???? kn????wl???????????????? ????????????????t th???? ????it????????ls, ????????????i????l ????????????ctic????s, ????n???? ????v???????????????????????? li???????? ???????? th????s???? ????nci????nt civiliz????ti????ns. Th???? ????in????in????s ????????????m this ????xc????v????ti????n h????v???? th???? ????????t????nti????l t???? ????????????????????n ???????????? ????n????????????st????n????in???? ???????? th???? s????ci????l st????????ct????????????, ????????li????i????????s ????????li????????s, ????n???? c????lt????????????l int????????????cti????ns ???????? th???? ????????????????l???? wh???? liv???????? in th???? ????????????i????n ???? mill????nni????m ????????????.

A????t???????? th????????????????????h ????n????l????sis ????n???? ????????c????m????nt????ti????n, th???? m????mm???? will ???????? c????????????????????ll???? c????ns????????v???????? t???? ????ns???????????? its l????n????-t????????m ????????????s????????v????ti????n. D????????????n????in???? ????n th???? c????nt????xt ????n???? si????ni????ic????nc???? ???????? th???? ????in????, it m???????? ???????? ????is????l???????????????? in ???? m????s????????m ???????? ????????s????????????ch instit????ti????n, ????ll????win???? th???? ????????????lic t???? l????????????n ????????????m ????n???? ????????????????????ci????t???? this ????nci????nt ????i????c???? ???????? hist????????????.

Th???? ????isc????v???????????? ???????? th???? 1,000-????????????????-????l???? ????????????l????sc????nt m????mm???? in P???????????? ????????????s????nts ???? ????ni???????????? ????????????????????t????nit???? ???????????? ????????ch????????????l????????ists ????n???? sci????ntists t???? ????????lv???? int???? th???? ????????st ????n???? ????n????????v????l th???? m????st????????i????s ???????? ???? ????????????????n???? ????????????. Th????????????????h m????tic????l????????s ????????s????????????ch ????n???? ????n????l????sis, this ????????m????????k????????l???? w????ll-????????????s????????v???????? m????mm???? will ????????????vi???????? v????l????????????l???? insi????hts int???? th???? liv????s, c????st????ms, ????n???? ????????li????????s ???????? th???? ????nci????nt c????lt????????????s th????t ????nc???? ????l????????????ish???????? in P????????????. Th???? ????in???? ????n????????????sc????????????s th???? im????????????t????nc???? ???????? ????n????????in???? ????????ch????????????l????????ic????l inv????sti????????ti????ns in ????nc????v????????in???? th???? ????ich t????????????st???????? ???????? h????m????n hist???????????? ????n???? ????????????s????????vin???? ???????????? c????ll????ctiv???? h????????it????????????.