An ?st?nishin? ?isc?v??? t??k ?l?c? in th? ??ll ?? 2011 wh?n ? t??m ?? ??ch???l??ists w??kin? in th? ??l?c? ?? ?nci?nt Av??is, E???t, ???n? th? ??m?ins ?? 16 h?m?n h?n?s in ???? ???v?s in th? c?m???n?. Tw? ?? th? ?its, l?c?t?? in ???nt ?? th? th??n? ???m, c?nt?in ?n? h?n? ??ch. An? th? ?th?? tw? h?l?s, l?c?t?? ??tsi?? th? ??l?c?, c?nt?in th? ??m?inin? 14.

A s?v???? ?i?ht h?n? ?isc?v???? in ???nt ?? ? H?ks?s ??l?c? ?t Av??is (m????n-??? T?ll ?l-D???). It w??l? h?v? ???n ch????? ??? ?n? ???s?nt?? t? th? kin? (?? ? s?????in?t?) in ?xch?n?? ??? ??l?. This is th? ?i?st ??ch???l??ic?l ?vi??nc? ?? th? ???ctic?. Th?? w??? ???i?? ????t 3,600 ????s ???, wh?n th? ??l?c? w?s ??in? ?s?? ?? Kin? Kh???n Th? t??m ?? ??ch???l??ists wh? m??? th? ?isc?v??? ??t??min?? th?t ?ll th? ??n?s ??t? t? ????t 3,600 ????s ???, in?ic?tin? th?t th?? ?ll c?m? ???m th? s?m? c???m?n?. All th? h?n?s ?????? t? ?? ??n??m?ll? l?n? ?? ?v?n l????? th?n n??m?l. Th?? w??? cl?ssi?i?? int? ???? ?i?????nt ???v?s within wh?t sci?ntists ??li?v? w?s th? ?ct??l H?ks?s c?m?l?x. Th? A?st?i?n ??ch???l??ist, M?n???? Bi?t?k, in ch???? ?? th? ?xc?v?ti?n ?? th? ?nci?nt cit? ?? Av??is, ?x?l?in?? t? th? E???ti?n A?ch??l??? n?ws????? th?t th? h?n?s s??m t? s?????t th? st??i?s ???n? in th? w?itin?s ?n? ??t ?? ?nci?nt E???t, this ??in? th? ?i?st ?h?sic?l ?vi??nc? ?? th?t th? s?l?i??s c?t ??? th? ?i?ht h?n?s ?? th?i? ?n?mi?s t? ??c?iv? ? ??w??? ?? ??l? in ??t??n.

B?si??s c?ttin? ??? th? ?n?m?’s h?n? is ? s?m??lic m??ns ?? ??m?vin? th? ?n?m?’s ???c?, th? m??nin? ?? this c???m?n? w??l? ?ls? ?? s????n?t???l ?s this w?s ??n? in ? s?c??? ?l?c? ?n? t?m?l? ?s ???t ?? ? ?it??l.

S? ??? th??? is n? ?vi??nc? t? sh?w wh?t kin? ?? ????l? th?s? h?n?s ??l?n??? t?. Wh?th?? th? h?n?s ??l?n? t? H?ks?s ?? E???ti?ns c?nn?t ??t ?? ??t??min??. Wh?n Bi?t?k w?s ?sk?? t? ?x?l?in wh? h? ??li?v?? this ?it??l mi?ht h?v? ???n ??????m??, h? s?i?: “Y?? ????iv? him ?? his ??w?? ????v??. O?? ?in?in? is th? ?i?st ?n? ?nl? ?h?sic?l ?vi??nc?. E?ch m??t ?????s?nts ? ?i?????nt c???m?n?.”

Th? tw? ?its ??ch c?nt?inin? ? h?n? w??? ?l?c?? ?i??ctl? in ???nt ?? ? th??n? ???m. This s?cti?n ?? E???t w?s ?nc? c?nt??ll?? ?? ?n ?cc???in? ???c? th?t m?st hist??i?ns ??li?v? w??? ??i?in?ll? C?n??nit?s, s? th??? m?? ?? ? c?nn?cti?n t? th? inv?si?n. Th? ?th?? h?n?s, which m?? h?v? ???n ???i?? ?t th? s?m? tіm? ?? ?t ? l?t?? ??t?, ??? ???n? ?n th? ??t?? ????n?s ?? th? ??l?c?.

Th?s? s?c?i?ic?s ??? n?t s????isin? in ?n ???? th?t ??c?? ? ????i?n inv?si?n. E???ti?ns ??t?n c?ll?? ?n th?i? ???s t? ??nish inv??in? ??mi?s with ?l????s, ??min?, ?? ??n???l mis???t?n?. It is ??ssi?l? th?t th?s? s?c?i?ic?s w??? ???t ?? ? c??s? ???inst th? inv??in? ??mi?s.

This im??? w?s c???t?? ????t 400 ????s ??t?? th? Av??is h?n?s w??? ????sit??. It sh?ws th? ch?????-??? h?n?s ?? ?n?m? s?l?i??s ??in? ???????? ??? R?ms?s III, ? ?h????h ?? E???t, ??t?? ? s?cc?ss??l c?m??i?n Th??? is m?ch m??? th?t n???s t? ?? inv?sti??t??, ??t m?n? si?ns ??int t? this ??in? s?m? kin? ?? ?it??l ??? ? ??? ?? ???s. It is n?t ???ll? kn?wn t? wh?m th?s? h?n?s ??l?n???. B?t th? ??ct th?t th? h?n?s w??? ??n??m?ll? l???? in?ic?t?s th?t th?s? ????l? w??? s??ci?ll? s?l?ct??, which is m??? ch???ct??istic ?? ? s?c?i?ic? th?n killin? ?n inv??in? ??m?.

Th? ??ct th?t tw? h?n?s w??? ???i?? s?????t?l? m?? in?ic?t? th?t th?s? ?????in?s w??? int?n??? t? ?? ?s??ci?ll? s?tis??ct??? t? th? ???s, in ???iti?n it c??l? ?nt?? th? th???? ?? th? H?????????n civiliz?ti?n, wh??? s?m? ?nci?nt w?itin?s c?mm?nt th?t this civiliz?ti?n w??? ?xt??m?l? l????, th?t th?? c?m? ???m L?m??i? wh??? th?t c?ntin?nt w?s s??m????? ?? th? w?t??s ?? th? In?i?n S??.

This ?in? c??l? ??v??l th? t??? st??? ????t ? civiliz?ti?n ?? ?n??m??s ?im?nsi?ns, wh??? th? ?isc?v??? ?? th?s? ?i?nt h?n?s c??l? sh?? li?ht ?n ?nci?nt st??i?s, th?t w??? ???vi??sl? ?isc?ss??, w??? ?nl? ???l?s ?? inv?nti?ns ?? c?ns?i??c? th???ists.