Th? R?m??k??l? P??s??v?ti?n ?? ? 5020 BC C???s? in Chil?’s At?c?m? D?s??t

In th? ??i? ?x??ns? ?? Chil?’s At?c?m? D?s??t, wh??? ??in??ll is ? ???it? ?n? th? l?n?sc??? st??tch?s ??t in s??min?l? ?n?l?ss ???n?ss, li?s ? ?isc?v??? th?t h?s ?st??n??? ??ch???l??ists ?n? sci?ntists ?lik?. It is ? t?st?m?nt t? th? ??m??k??l? ???c?s ?? ???s??v?ti?n th?t n?t??? c?n ??st?w ???n th? ??mn?nts ?? th? ??st. This ?isc?v???, ? l?n?-???i?? c???s? ??tin? ??ck t? ????n? 5020 BC, h?s ??t?in?? n?t ?nl? its sk?l?t?l st??ct??? ??t ?ls? c?nt??i?s-?l? skin, h?i?, ?n? cl?thin?.

Th? At?c?m? D?s??t, ??t?n ???????? ?s ?n? ?? th? ??i?st ?l?c?s ?n E??th, m?? s??m ?n ?nlik?l? s?ttin? ??? s?ch ? ?in?. H?w?v??, it is ???cis?l? this ?xt??m? ?n? ??l?ntl?ss ??i?it? th?t h?s ?l???? ? ?iv?t?l ??l? in th? ???s??v?ti?n ?? this ?nci?nt in?ivi???l. Th? c?m?in?ti?n ?? l?w h?mi?it?, minim?l ??in??ll, ?n? th? ?ni??? ???i?l c?n?iti?ns h?v? c???t?? ?n ?nvi??nm?nt wh??? ??c?m??siti?n is sl?w?? t? ? c??wl, ?ll?win? ??? th? ??m??k??l? s??viv?l ?? ?i?l??ic?l m?t??i?l th?t w??l? h?v? ?th??wis? v?nish?? ?v?? tim?.

Th? ?isc?v??? ?? this ?nci?nt c???s? w?s n?thin? sh??t ?? s???n?i?it??s. A?ch???l??ists ?n? ??s???ch??s, ?x?l??in? th? ??m?t? c??n??s ?? th? At?c?m? D?s??t, c?m? ???n ?n ?n?ss?min? ???i?l sit?. U??n ?xc?v?ti?n, th?? ?nc?v???? ? ???i?l ?nlik? ?n? th?? h?? s??n ??????. Th? in?ivi???l, w?????? in l????s ?? cl?th ?n? m?tic?l??sl? ???s??v??, l?? in ? st?t? ?? ??m??k??l? c?m?l?t?n?ss.

T? ??t??min? th? ??? ?? th? ??m?ins, sci?ntists t??n?? t? ???i?c????n ??tin?. Th? ??s?lts c?n?i?m?? th?t th? in?ivi???l liv?? ????n? 5020 BC, ?l?cin? th?m s?????l? in th? N??lithic ???i??. This ??v?l?ti?n imm??i?t?l? ?i???? th? int???st ?? ??ch???l??ists ?n? hist??i?ns, ?s th? ?in? ??????? ? ?ni??? win??w int? th? liv?s ?n? c?st?ms ?? ?nci?nt inh??it?nts ?? th? ???i?n.

Wh?t s?ts this ?isc?v??? ????t is th? l?v?l ?? ???s??v?ti?n. Th? in?ivi???l’s skin, h?i?, ?n? cl?thin? h?v? s??viv?? th? ??ss??? ?? mill?nni?. This l?v?l ?? ??t?il ???vi??s ?n ?n???c???nt?? ?????t?nit? t? st??? n?t j?st th? ??n?s ?? ?n ?nci?nt ???s?n ??t ?ls? th?i? ?h?sic?l ???????nc?, cl?thin? st?l?, ?n? ???h??s ?v?n th?i? ??il? li??.

Th? At?c?m? D?s??t h?s ? ?ich hist??? ?? h?m?n h??it?ti?n ??tin? ??ck th??s?n?s ?? ????s. Th? ?isc?v??? ?? this w?ll-???s??v?? in?ivi???l sh??s li?ht ?n th? ???ctic?s ?n? c?st?ms ?? th? ???i?n’s ?nci?nt inh??it?nts. It invit?s ???sti?ns ????t ???i?l ?it??ls, s?ci?t?l st??ct???s, ?n? c?lt???l ??li??s ?? this ???hist??ic s?ci?t?.

B???n? th? ???lm ?? ??ch???l???, this ?isc?v??? h?s c??t???? th? ?tt?nti?n ?? sci?ntists st???in? ???s??v?ti?n t?chni???s ?n? th? limits ?? wh?t c?n ?? ???s??v?? ?? n?t??? ?l?n?. It s??v?s ?s ? c?s? st??? in ?n???st?n?in? h?w ?nvi??nm?nt?l c?n?iti?ns c?n im??ct th? ???s??v?ti?n ?? ?i?l??ic?l m?t??i?l ?v?? ?xt?n??? ???i??s.

In c?ncl?si?n, th? l?n?-???i?? c???s? ???s??v?? ?? th? ?n????ivin? ??i?it? ?? Chil?’s At?c?m? D?s??t is ? t?st?m?nt t? th? m??v?ls ?? n?t??? ?n? th? s????is?s th?t ??? ?l?n?t’s hist??? c?n ?????. It is ? ??i?n?nt ??min??? th?t ?v?n in th? m?st inh?s?it??l? ?nvi??nm?nts, t??c?s ?? th? ??st c?n ?n????, w?itin? t? ?? ?n???th?? ?? th? c??i??s ?n? th? ?ili??nt. As ??s???ch??s c?ntin?? t? st??? this ??m??k??l? ?in?, it ???mis?s t? ?i?l? insi?hts int? ? w??l? l?n? ??n?, ?n?ichin? ??? ?n???st?n?in? ?? th? h?m?n j???n?? th????h tim?.