Th???? ????nci????nt l????n???? ???????? Is????????????l, st???????????????????? in hist???????????? ????n???? h????????it????????????, n????v???????? c????????s???????? t???? ????m????z???? th???? w????????l???? with its ????????????????????????n???? ????????ch????????????l????????ic????l ????isc????v????????i????s. In ???? ????????m????t???? ????xc????v????ti????n sit????, hi????????????n ????????n????????th l????????????????s ???????? tim???? ????n???? s????il, ???? t????????m ???????? ????????ch????????????l????????ists l???????? ???????? D????. R????ch????l C????h????n st????m????l???????? ????????????n ???? t????????????s???????????? t????????v???? th????t w????????l???? ????????w????it???? th???? ????nn????ls ???????? n????mism????tic hist????????????.
As th???? s????n ????????th???????? th???? ????nci????nt sit???? in ???? w????????m ????l????w, th???? ????????ch????????????l????????ists m????tic????l????????sl???? ????????????sh???????? ????w???????? th???? ????????????th, ????????v????????lin???? th???? ????limm???????? ???????? ????????l???? ????????n????????th. Th????i???? ????????????s wi????????n???????? in ????w???? ????s th???????? ????n????????????th???????? ????n ????xc????????ti????n????ll???? sc????????c???? c????ll????cti????n ???????? ????nci????nt ????????l???? c????ins ????????tin???? ????????ck ???? th????????s????n???? ????????????????s.
Th???? c????ins, ????nc???? ????ni????m????tic ????????lics, n????w ????????st???????? in th???? h????n????s ???????? m????????????????n ????x????l????????????????s, wh???? c????????l???? h????????????l???? c????nt????in th????i???? ????xcit????m????nt. E????ch c????in ???????????????? th???? im????????int ???????? ???? l????n????-????????????????????tt????n ????????n????st????, ???? t????st????m????nt t???? ???? ????????????????n???? ???????????? wh????n kin????s ????n???? ????m????i????????s ????????l???????? th???? l????n????. Th???? ????????tist???????? ????n???? c????????????tsm????nshi???? ????n th???? c????ins s????????k???? ???????? ???? civiliz????ti????n th????t th????iv???????? with s????????histic????ti????n ????n???? ????????????s????????????it????.
As D????. C????h????n ????n???? h???????? t????????m ????????lic????t????l???? c????t????l???????????????? th???? c????ins, th???????? ????????????liz???????? th???? si????ni????ic????nc???? ???????? th????i???? ????isc????v????????????. This w????s n???? ????????????in???????????? ????in????; it w????s ???? win????????w int???? th???? ????c????n????mic ????n???? ????????litic????l l????n????sc????????????s ???????? ????nci????nt Is????????????l, ???? ????lim????s???? ???????? ???? tim???? wh????n c????mm????????c???? ????n???? c????lt???????????? ????l????????????ish????????.
Th???? n????ws ???????? th???? ????isc????v???????????? s???????????????????? lik???? wil????????i????????, c????????tiv????tin???? hist????????i????ns, c????ll????ct????????s, ????n???? ????nth????si????sts w????????l????wi????????. N????mism????tic ????x????????????ts st????????i???????? th???? c????ins, ????i????cin???? t????????????th???????? th???? st????????i????s ????tch???????? ????n th????i???? s????????????????c????s. E????ch c????in ????????c????m???? ???? ????????????t????l t???? ???? th????????s????n???? ????????????????s ???????? hist????????????—???? st???????????? w????itin???? t???? ???????? ????nv????il????????.
B????????????n???? th????i???? hist????????ic????l v????l????????, th???? c????ins ????ls???? c????????????i???????? ???? s????ns???? ???????? m????st????????????, l????????vin???? ????????????sti????ns ????????t t???? ???????? ????nsw????????????????. H????w h???????? this c????ch???? ???????? c????ins ????????m????in???????? hi????????????n ???????????? s???? l????n????? Wh????t st????????i????s h???????? th???????? witn????ss???????? ????s th???????? ????????ss???????? ????????????m h????n???? t???? h????n???? th????????????????h ????????n????????????ti????ns?
F???????? D????. C????h????n ????n???? h???????? t????????m, th???? ????isc????v???????????? m????????k???????? th???? ????????????innin???? ???????? ????n ????????????????????????s j????????????n????????. Th????i???? ????????s????????nsi????ilit???? ????xt????n???????????? ????????????????n???? th???? ????xc????v????ti????n sit????—t???? ????????????s????????v???? ????n???? ????????????t????ct th????s???? ????????????ci????????s ????????ti????????cts, ????ns????????in???? th????t th???????? w????????l???? c????ntin???????? t???? ins????i???????? ????n???? ????????????c????t???? ????????t???????????? ????????n????????????ti????ns.
Th???? c????ll????cti????n w????s t????????ns????????????t???????? t???? ???? st????t????-????????-th????-????????t m????s????????m, wh???????????? it w????????l???? ???????? h????????s???????? ????n???? ????is????l???????????????? with ????tm????st c???????????? ????n???? ????????v????????????nc????. C????????????t????????s ????n???? c????ns????????v????t????????s w????????k???????? ????ili????????ntl???? t???? c????????????t???? ????n ????xhi????iti????n th????t w????????l???? t????????ns????????????t visit????????s ????????ck in tim????, imm????????sin???? th????m in th???? l????????????c???? ???????? th???? ????nci????nt c????ins.
As th???? m????s????????m ????????????????s ????????????n????????, visit????????s ????????????m ????ll c????????n????????s ???????? th???? ????l???????????? ????l????ck???????? t???? witn????ss this ????????ch????????????l????????ic????l m????????v????l. Sch????????l chil????????????n, sch????l????????s, ????n???? c????????i????????s t????????v????l????????s ????lik???? st???????????? in ????w???? ???????? th???? ????nci????nt ????????l???? c????ins th????t h???????? ????????????i???????? tim???? t???? t????ll th????i???? st????????i????s.
Th???? ????isc????v???????????? ???????? th???? ????xc????????ti????n????ll???? sc????????c???? c????ll????cti????n ???????? ????nci????nt ????????l???? c????ins ????????c????m???? ???? ch????????ish???????? ch????????t???????? in Is????????????l’s ????ich hist????????????. It w????s ???? ????????min???????????? ???????? th???? l????n????’s ????n????????????in???? ????ll???????????? ????n???? its ????????ilit???? t???? ????????v????????l hi????????????n t????????????s????????????s, ????????i????????in???? th???? ???????????? ????????tw????????n th???? ????????st ????n???? th???? ????????????s????nt.
F???????? D????. C????h????n ????n???? h???????? t????????m, this ????isc????v???????????? w????s n????t m????????????l???? ???? ????????????????????ssi????n????l t????i????m????h; it w????s ???? t????st????m????nt t???? th???? ????n????i????l????in???? s????i????it ???????? ????x????l????????????ti????n, th???? w????n???????????? ???????? ????isc????v????????????, ????n???? th???? im????????????t????nc???? ???????? ????????????s????????vin???? th???? ????ch????????s ???????? th???? ????????st ???????????? ????????n????????????ti????ns ????????t t???? c????m????. As th???????? c????ntin???????????? th????i???? ????????ch????????????l????????ic????l ????n????????????v????????s, th???????? kn????w th????t th???? ????nci????nt l????n???? ???????? Is????????????l h????l???? m????n???? m???????????? s????c????????ts—w????itin???? t???? ???????? ????nv????il????????, w????itin???? t???? w????????v???? n????w st????????i????s int???? th???? t????????????st???????? ???????? h????m????n hist????????????.