P?lis? ??c????l??ists ??v? ?isc?v???? ? t?m? c?m?l?x n??? t?? ?nci?nt ???t ?? B???nic? T???l???tic? in E???t.

A?c????l??ists ???m t?? Univ??sit? ?? W??s?w’s C?nt?? ?? M??it????n??n A?c????l??? ?isc?v???? ? t?m? c?m?l?x wit? s?v?n ??m?ins ???i?? in ?i?????nt st??t?. T?? ???v?s, w?ic? ??i?in?t? ???m ?????l? 1500 ????s ???, w??? ??siti?n?? wit? t?? l?w?? lim?s ??stin? ?n t?? c??st.

PAP ??s???c? l????? ?? t?? Univ??sit? ?? W??s?w, C?nt?? ??? M??it????n??n A?c???l???, D?. M??i?sz Gwi?z??, “T?is is n?t ? n?t???l ??siti?n. In ????? t? ?c?i?v? it, t?? ??c??s?? ??? t? ?? ???n? wit? ????s ?? ti?? wit? cl?t?,” ?? s?i?.

M?z???? ??l?n?n ??nc?kl??. P??t?: D?. M??i?sz Gwi?z??

D?. Gwi?z?? st?t?? t??t in t?? 2n? c?nt???, A??t??c?i??s ?? Cni??s ??sc?i??? t?? ??n????? c?st?ms ?? t?? t?i??s ?? t?? E?st??n D?s??t ?n? t??t st?in?s w??? ti?? ????n? t?? n?ck ?n? l??s ?? t?? ??c??s?? s? t??t t?? ???? w??l? ?ss?m? ? c???c?in? ??siti?n. -M???? it w?s simil?? in t?is c?s?.

A?c????l??ists c??l? n?t ??t ??t?ct w??t??? t?? ???i?s w??? l??t ?ll ?t ?nc? ?? ????? t? t?? t?m? ???m tіm? t? tіm?.

T?? ??ti??cts ???n? wit?in t?? t?m? in?ic?t? t??t t?? ???v?s w??? ?? ?n ?lit? cl?ss ?n? w??? ???i?? wit? im???t?? ????s c?m??s?? ?? ?n?x (? silic?t? min???l c??lc???n?) ?n? c??n?li?n (? ???wnis?-??? min???l) ???m P?kist?n, In?i?, ?n? ??ssi?l? In??n?si?. In ???iti?n, t?? ??s???c???s ?n???t??? iv??? ?in?s, ????in?s, ?n? ???c?l?ts m??? ?? silv??. T?? ?in?s ??? in t?? st?l? kn?wn ???m t?? E???t-S???n ??????.

B???s ???n? in t?? t?m?. P??t?: D?. M??i?sz Gwi?z??

B???nic? w?s in???it?? ???m t?? 4t? t? 6t? c?nt??i?s AD ?? t?? Bl?mi?ns, w?? ??c?m? in????n??nt ???m t?? ??w?? ?? ?t??? M??it????n??n ?m?i??s. T??? w??? ? littl?-kn?wn, n?m??ic N??i?n t?i?? livin? in t?? m??nt?in??s E?st??n D?s??t. H?w?v??, ?t t?? tіm? in ???sti?n, it c?nt??ll?? t?? ???? ??st ?? t?? Nil? ???m ???s?nt-??? Et?i??i? t? B???nic?. T?? ??t???iti?s ??l?? t?? cit? ?n? ???s????? t?????? t??i? ???tici??ti?n in t???? ??tw??n t?? B?z?ntin?s ?n? t?? c?mm?niti?s livin? in t?? In?i?n Oc??n ???i?n.

Exc?v?ti?ns ?ls? ??v??l?? ?vi??nc? ?? ?nci?nt ??n???l ?it??ls ?? t?? ?isc?v??? ?? ? ?l?t???m ?n? ?nim?l ??m?ins lik?l? ?s?? ??? s?c?i?ic?s. On t?? ?l?t???m w??? ??wls ?s?? ??? ?????in?s ?n? s?v???l ?m?????? ?l?c?? ??si?? ??wn t??t w??? ?m?ti?? ???in? ?it??l ???ctic?s.

A?c????l??ists inv?sti??tin? ?n ?lit? t?m?. P??t?: D?. M??i?sz Gwi?z??

F?? m?n? ????s, ??c????l??ists ??v? ???n st???in? t?? H?ll?nistic, R?m?n, ?n? l?t?? ??ins ?? t?? cit? in B???nic?. S? ???, n? m??? ?xt?nsiv? ??s???c? ??s ???n ??n? ?n ??m?n c?m?t??i?s ???m t??s? ???i??s.

H?n????s ?? ?nim?l sk?l?t?ns ???n? in B???nic? ?????? in 2011 m??? ??s???c???s t?ink t??t t?is ?l?c? w?s ?s?? ?s ? ??t c?m?t???. T?? sit?, l?c?t?? in t?? ?nci?nt R?m?n ???t ?? B???nic?, w?s ???n? 11 ????s ???, ??t its ?????s? w?s m?st??i??s. In 2021 ? ??t?il?? ?xc?v?ti?n in B???nic? ??s ?nc?v???? t?? ???i?ls ?? n???l? 600 c?ts ?n? ???s, ?l?n? wit? t?? st??n??st ?vi??nc? ??t t??t t??s? ?nim?ls w??? ??iz?? ??ts.