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Th? h?i? ?? m?mmi?s w?s ?n?l?s?? ?? sci?ntists ???m th? K??ch?t?v instit?t? in M?sc?w t? ?isc?v?? h?w it w?s s? w?ll ???s??v??. Th? in?ivi???ls liv?? ????n? 3,000 ????s ???

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E???ti?n n??l?w?m?n livin? 3,000 ????s ??? ?s?? ? s??ci?l ??lm ?n th?i? h?i? ?n? it ?i??? in ???s??vin? th?i? c??ls ??? mill?nni? (?ict????, th? h?i? which s??viv??)

Th? R?ssi?n sci?ntists ??li?v?? th?t th? ???? w?s t???t?? with tw? ?m??lmin? c?nc?cti?ns, ?n? t? ???s??v? th? h?i? ?n? ?n? t? ???s??v? th? ????.

This th???? w?s ???v?? c????ct ?n? th? ???i?s ??t?? ??ck t? th? ?i?st mill?nni?m BC.

‘W? c???i?? ??s???ch ?n th??? Anci?nt E???ti?n m?mmi?s,’ s?i? D? Vikt?? P?zhi????v, ? s?ni?? ??s???ch?? ?t th? instit?t?’s ?i?t?chn?l??? ?n? ?i?-?n???? ?????tm?nt.

‘It w?s ?st?nishin? t? s?? th?i? l?n? h?i? ??in? s? m?tic?l??sl? st?l??, with n? l?ck ??t ?? ?l?c?,’ h? s?i?.

‘W? h?? th? i??? th?t s??ci?l ?m??lmin? c?m??siti?ns w??? ?s?? ??? th?i? ???c?ssin?, ?n? ??ci??? t? ?in? ??t th?i? ??ci??.’

M?ss s??ct??m?t?? w?s ?s?? t? ??t?ct ????nic s??st?nc?s ?s?? in th? ?m??lmin? mix ?n h?i? ?? m?mmi?s ?? tw? w?m?n ?n? ?n? m?n.

T? c????ctl? i??nti?? th? ??lm’s in????i?nts, which h?v? ???????? ?v?? th??s?n?s ?? ????s, ??s???ch??s ??c????? in?????? s??ct??ms ?????? ?n? ??t?? t???tm?nt with s?lv?nts.

Th? ??s?lt ?? th? ?n?l?s?s sh?w?? th? ???s?nc? ?? ???? ??t, c?st?? ?il ?n? ???sw?x.

F??th?? st??? i??nti?i?? ??i?tic ?n? ??h??????i?tic ?ci?s, th? m?st w?ll-kn?wn ?ci?s in ?in? t??? ??sin, which ??int?? t? its ?s? in th? ?m??lmin? c?m??siti?n.

Tw? ?? th? th??? m?mmi?s h?? ??????nt ?ist?chi? ?il in th?i? h?i? ??lms.

Th? ?isc?v??? w?s ???t ?? ?xt?nsiv? ??s???ch ?n ? c?ll?cti?n ?? m?mmi?s h?l? ?t th? P?shkin St?t? M?s??m ?? Fin? A?ts in M?sc?w.

M????n t?chn?l??? s?ch ?s ??sit??n ?missi?n t?m?????h? (PET) ?n? c?m??t?? t?m?????h? ?n??l?s sci?ntists t? ‘?nw???’ ?nci?nt m?mmi?s with??t ????kin? int? th?i? c?c??ns.

Th?? c?n s?? th? sk?l?t?n ?? ? m?n wh? liv?? 3,000 ????s ??? in ?v??? ??t?il.

Th? R?ssi?n sci?ntists ??li?v?? th?t ? ?i?????nt ??lm w?s ?s?? t? ???s??v? h?i? ??shi?ns ?? th? tіm?(?ict????) ?n? ? ?i?????nt c?nc?cti?n w?s ???l???? ?n th? ??st ?? th? ????

C?m??t?? t?m?????h? im???s ?? ?nci?nt E???ti?n m?mmi?s ???m th? R?ssi?n instit?t? which is ?n?l?sin? th? ??m?ins

Anci?nt E???ti?n m?mmi?s th?t liv?? ????n? 3,000 ????s ??? w??? s??j?ct?? t? ? h?st ?? t?sts t? ?in? ??t m??? in???m?ti?n ????t th?i? ?m??lmin?

E???ti?n m?mm? ???in? ?ni??? sc?nnin? ???c????? ?t M?sc?w l???in? K??ch?t?v instit?t? ??t?? ??in? m?v?? th??? ??ll?wіп? th?i? ?isc?v??? in E???t

A m?mm? ?n?????in? this ?n?l?sis – th? t?nth t? ?? s? – w?s ???n? t? h?v? h?? ??th ???t ‘ch????? ???’.

It is ?s ??t ?ncl??? i? this w?s ? m?l? ?? ??m?l?.

Th??? is n? th???? ??t t? ?x?l?in wh? th? ???t w??? s?v????, s?? th? R?ssi?ns.

S????? K??t?sh?v, ?? th? K??ch?t?v instit?t?, s?i?: ‘On th? c?m??t?? sc???n w? c?n s?? th?t s?m? ???ts ?? ???? ??? ?ill?? with ??j?cts th?t w??? ins??t?? ???in? th? m?mmi?ic?ti?n ???c?ss.

‘Th?s? ??? lik?l? t? ?? ????ic ??lls, ?n? ??ssi?l? s?m? ?it??l ?cc?ss??i?s. Th? m?mm? h?s ??th ???t missin?.’

A st??? ?n th? s?c??t ?? th? ?m??lmin? mixt??? w?s ???lish?? in th? J???n?l ?? An?l?tic?l Ch?mist??.

Th? K??ch?t?v Instit?t? is R?ssi?’s l???in? ??s???ch ?n? ??v?l??m?nt instit?ti?n in th? ?i?l? ?? n?cl??? ?n????.

Th? ?nci?nt E???ti?ns ????n ?sin? m?mmi?ic?ti?n in th? N??lithic ???, ?l?cin? th? ???? in sh?ll?w ?its l?in? in th? ???t?l ??siti?n.

This w?s s??n ?s ???????ti?n ??? th? ??t??li??.

A?ti?ici?l m?mmi?ic?ti?n c?m? l?t?? ??t w?s m?inl? ??? ?lit? ??mili?s ?n? w??l? inv?lv? s??ci?ll? t??in?? m?st??s wh? c?n??ct?? ? c?m?l?x ?n? ?x??nsiv? ?it?.

Th? ?isc?v??? ?? th? h?i? ?m??lmin? w?s ???t ?? ?xt?nsiv? ??s???ch ?n ? c?ll?cti?n ?? m?mmi?s h?l? ?t th? P?shkin St?t? M?s??m ?? Fin? A?ts in M?sc?w

M????n t?chn?l??? s?ch ?s ??sit??n ?missi?n t?m?????h? (PET) ?n? c?m??t?? t?m?????h? ?n??l?s sci?ntists t? ‘?nw???’ ?nci?nt m?mmi?s with??t ????kin? int? th?i? c?c??ns