Th???? ????nci????nt s????n????s ???????? E????????????t whis???????????? t????l????s ???????? ???? ????????????????n???? ????????????, wh???????????? ????????n????sti????s ????????i????n???????? ????n???? th???? ????ll???????????? ???????? th???? ????????t????????li???????? h????l???? ????????????????????????n???? si????ni????ic????nc????. Am????n???? th???? t????????????s????????????s ????n????????????th???????? ????????????m this st????????i???????? l????n???? li????s th???? m????mm???? ???????? Q????????????n N????????jm????tc????, ???? n????????l????w????m????n wh???? ????????????c???????? th???? l????t???? 20th t???? ????????????l???? 21st ????????n????sti????s ???????? E????????????t. R????v???????????????? ???????????? h???????? ????????l???? ????s th???? ????st????????m???????? wi???????? ???????? th???? Hi????h P????i????st ???????? Am????n ????t Th????????????s, H????????ih????????, Q????????????n N????????jm????tc????’s l????????????c???? ????????s????n????t????s th????????????????h th???? ????nn????ls ???????? hist????????????.

Disc????v???????????????? within th???? D????i???? ????l-B????h????????i c????ch???? (TT320), h???????? m????mmi????i???????? ????????????m ???????????????? th???? h????llm????????ks ???????? ????nci????nt E????????????ti????n m????????t???????????????? ????????????ctic????s, ????????????????n???????? with int????ic????t???? ????????t????ils th????t ????????s????????????k th???? ????????v????????????nc???? ????cc???????????????????? t???? ????????????????lt???? in th???? ????????t????????li????????. Th???? ????????tist???????? ????n???? c???????????? ????????st????w???????? ????????????n h???????? m????mm???? ????nv????il th???? ????????????????-????????????t???????? ????????li????????s ????n???? c????st????ms s????????????????????n????in???? ????????????th ????n???? th???? j????????????n???????? t???? th???? ????????????????n????.

On???? st????ikin???? ????s????????ct ???????? Q????????????n N????????jm????tc????’s m????mmi????ic????ti????n li????s in th???? m????tic????l????????s ????????????????????ts t???? ????????????nt h???????? ????n ????t????????n????l s????m????l????nc???? ???????? li????????. A????ti????ici????l ????????????s, c????????????t???????? ????????????m whit???? ????n???? ????l????ck st????n????s, ????????????????n???????? h???????? vis????????????, l????n????in???? ????n ????i???? ???????? vit????lit???? t???? h???????? c????????nt????n????nc????. R????????l h????i???? ????????shi????n???????? int???? ????????????????????????ws, ???? wi???? ????????????n h???????? h????????????, ????n???? th???? ????????lic????t???? c????l????????in???? ???????? h???????? ???????????????? im????????????t???????? ???? li????????lik???? ????????????????????????????nc????, in????ic????tiv???? ???????? th???? E????????????ti????ns’ ????????li???????? in c????ntin????it???? ????????????????n???? ????????????th.

Th???? c????nt????nts n????stl???????? within th???? l????????????????s ???????? h???????? w????????????????in????s ????????v????????l???????? s????m????????lic t????k????ns—???? h????????????t sc???????????????? ????n???? ???????????????? ????i????????????in????s ????????????????????s????ntin???? th???? F???????????? S????ns ???????? H????????????s—???? t????st????m????nt t???? th???? m????tic????l????????s ????????????????????????????ti????ns m???????????? ???????????? h???????? j????????????n???????? int???? th???? ????????t????????li????????. Th????s???? ????????v???????????????? ????????ti????????cts ????n????????????sc???????????????? th???? im????????????t????nc???? ????l????c???????? ????n ????ns????????in???? h???????? s???????????? ????????ss???????????? ????n???? ????t????????n????l ????????????t????cti????n.

F????????th????????m????????????, th???? int????ic????t???? ????????????s????????v????ti????n t????chni????????????s ????m????l???????????????? ???????????? ????vi????????nt in th???? ????m????????lmin???? ????????????c????ss, wh???????????? w????x ????????????????n???????? h???????? ????????ci????l ????????????t????????????s ????n???? ????????i????ic????s. H???????? h????n????s, s????t ????????????c????????????ll???? ???????? h???????? si????????s, h????l???? sil????nt t????l????s ???????? h???????? ????st????????m???????? st????t????s ????n???? ????????l???? within th???? ????????????????l c????????????t.

Th???? ????????????s????nc???? ???????? h???????? h????????????t within th???? ????????????????, ???? vit????l ????l????m????nt in E????????????ti????n ????????li????????s c????nc????????nin???? th???? ????????t????????li???????? ????n???? th???? w????i????hin???? ???????? th???? h????????????t c????????????m????n????, ????tt????st???????? t???? th???? m????tic????l????????s ????it????????ls ????n???? s????i????it????????l ????????????????????????????ti????ns ???????????? th???? j????????????n???????? t???? th???? D????????t—th???? ????????????lm ???????? th???? ????????????????.

Q????????????n N????????jm????tc????’s m????mm???? st????n????s n????t ????nl???? ????s ???? ????????lic ???????? ????nci????nt E????????????t’s ????????????l????nt hist???????????? ????????t ????ls???? ????s ???? win????????w int???? th???? s????i????it????????l ????????li????????s ????n???? ????????n???????????????????? ????????????ctic????s th????t ????????????in???????? this civiliz????ti????n. H???????? c????????????????????ll???? ????????????s????????v???????? ????????????m invit????s ????s t???? ????????lv???? ???????????????????????? int???? th???? m????sti???????????? ???????? ????nci????nt E????????????ti????n ????it????????ls, ????????????????????in???? inv????l????????????l???? insi????hts int???? th????i???? ????????????c????????ti????ns ???????? li????????, ????????????th, ????n???? th???? ????t????????n????l ????????????????n????.

As h???????? st???????????? c????ntin????????s t???? c????????tiv????t???? th???? im????????in????ti????ns ???????? sch????l????????s ????n???? ????nth????si????sts ????lik????, Q????????????n N????????jm????tc???? ????????m????ins ???? ????????v???????????????? ????i????????????????, ????m????l????m????tic ???????? th???? ????????????n???????????????? ????n???? s????i????it????????l si????ni????ic????nc???? ???????? E????????????t’s ????????????????l lin????????????????—???? t????st????m????nt t???? ???? civiliz????ti????n’s ????nw????v????????in???? ????????????ic????ti????n t???? ????t????????nit???? ????n???? th???? imm????????t????l l????????????c???? ???????? its n????????l???? s????????ls.