T?? T?l? ?? t?? Anci?nt T?nic

In t?? ????t ?? C?i??, wit?in t?? v?n????l? w?lls ?? t?? E???ti?n M?s??m, ?n ?xt?????in??? ??lic ??s ??c?ntl? ???n ?nv?il?? t? t?? ???lic: ? ??m??k??l? w?ll-???s??v?? t?nic, ?stim?t?? t? ?? 4,500 ????s ?l?. T?is ?nci?nt ???m?nt, ?isc?v???? ???? wit?in ? ?????tt?n t?m?, ??s ??c?m? t?? c?nt???i?c? ?? ? n?w ?x?i?iti?n, c??tiv?tin? ?ist??i?ns, ??c????l??ists, ?n? visit??s ???m ????n? t?? w??l?.

T?? Disc?v???

T?? t?nic w?s ?n???t??? ?? ? t??m ?? ??c????l??ists l?? ?? D?. Amin? K??l??, w?? ??? ???n ?xc?v?tin? ? sit? n??? S??????, t?? v?st n?c????lis t??t s??v?? ?s t?? ???i?l ????n? ??? t?? ?nci?nt cit? ?? M?m??is. Hi???n in ? sm?ll, ?n?ist????? c??m???, t?? t?nic l?? ?l?n?si?? t?? ??m?ins ?? ? ?i??-??nkin? ???ici?l ???m t?? Ol? Kin???m. T?? t?m?, s??l?? ?n? ?nt??c??? ??? mill?nni?, ???vi??? t?? ?????ct c?n?iti?ns ??? t?? ???s??v?ti?n ?? ????nic m?t??i?ls.

D?. K??l??, w??s? c????? ??? ???n ???ic?t?? t? ?n???t?in? t?? s?c??ts ?? E???t’s ??st, ??sc?i??? t?? m?m?nt s?? ?i?st l?i? ???s ?n t?? t?nic: “It w?s ?s i? tim? ??? st??? still. T?? c?l??s, t?? int?ic?t? w??vin? ??tt??ns—it w?s ?ll t????, ???s??v?? in ?st?nis?in? ??t?il. I ??lt ?n imm??i?t? c?nn?cti?n t? t?? ??tis?n w?? ??? c???t?? it s? m?n? c?nt??i?s ???.”

T?? Ex?i?iti?n

T?? ?x?i?iti?n, titl?? “T?????s ?? Et??nit?,” ?????s ? ?lim?s? int? t?? ??il? li?? ?n? c?lt??? ?? ?nci?nt E???t t?????? t?? l?ns ?? t?is sin??l?? ??ti??ct. T?? t?nic, ?is?l???? in ? clim?t?-c?nt??ll?? ?l?ss c?s?, is t?? st?? ?tt??cti?n. Its lin?n ????ic, s????isin?l? int?ct, still ????s t??c?s ?? t?? ???s ?s?? t? c???t? its ?nc?-vi???nt ???s. T?? t?nic’s ??si?n, ???t??in? int?ic?t? ??tt??ns ?n? s?m??ls, ?????s insi??ts int? t?? ??s?i?n ?n? s?ci?t?l n??ms ?? t?? ???i??.

C???t??s ?t t?? m?s??m ??v? m?tic?l??sl? ??c???t?? t?? c?nt?xt ?? its ??i?in?l ?nvi??nm?nt, s?????n?in? t?? t?nic wit? ??ti??cts ???n? in t?? s?m? t?m?: ??tt???, t??ls, ?n? ???s?n?l it?ms t??t ??l?n??? t? t?? ???ici?l. Int???ctiv? ?is?l??s ?n? m?ltim??i? ???s?nt?ti?ns ??i?? visit??s t?????? t?? si?ni?ic?nc? ?? t??s? it?ms, w??vin? ? n????tiv? t??t ??in?s t?? ?nci?nt w??l? t? li??.

Hist??ic?l Si?ni?ic?nc?

T?is t?nic is m??? t??n j?st ? ?i?c? ?? ?nci?nt cl?t?in?; it is ? t?n?i?l? c?nn?cti?n t? ? civiliz?ti?n t??t l?i? t?? ???n??ti?ns ??? m?c? ?? ??m?n ?ist???. It ?????s?nts t?? s???istic?t?? t?xtil? ?????cti?n t?c?ni???s ?? t?? Ol? Kin???m ?n? ?i??li??ts t?? im???t?nc? ?? cl?t?in? ?s ??t? ? ???ctic?l n?c?ssit? ?n? ? st?t?s s?m??l.

T?? s?m??ls ?n? ??tt??ns w?v?n int? t?? ????ic ??? ??li?v?? t? ??v? ??l? ??li?i??s ?n? c?lt???l si?ni?ic?nc?, ??????s ?????in? ???t?cti?n t? t?? w????? in ??t? li?? ?n? t?? ??t??li??. Sc??l??s ??? ???tic?l??l? int???st?? in t?? t?nic’s m?ti?s, w?ic? mi??t s??? li??t ?n t?? ??li??s ?n? ??il? ???ctic?s ?? t??s? w?? liv?? 4,500 ????s ???.

P??lic R?c??ti?n

T?? ?nv?ilin? ?? t?? t?nic ??s ??n???t?? imm?ns? ???lic int???st, ???win? visit??s ???m ?c??ss t?? ?l???. M?n? ??v? m??v?l?? ?t t?? c???tsm?ns?i? ?n? ???s??v?ti?n ?? t?? ???m?nt, ?in?in? it ???? t? ??li?v? t??t s?c? ? ??lic?t? ?i?c? c??l? ?n???? ??? s? l?n?. T?? ?x?i?iti?n ??s ?ls? s???k?? ??n?w?? int???st in ?nci?nt E???ti?n c?lt???, ins?i?in? ? n?w ??n???ti?n ?? ?nt??si?sts ?n? sc??l??s.

On? visit??, ? ???n? st???nt n?m?? N???, ?x???ss?? ??? ?w?: “S??in? s?m?t?in? s? ?nci?nt ?n? ????ti??l m?k?s m? ???l c?nn?ct?? t? t?? ??st in ? w?? I n?v?? t?????t ??ssi?l?. It’s lik? t?? ????l? w?? m??? ?n? w??? t?is t?nic ??? s???kin? t? ?s ?c??ss t???s?n?s ?? ????s.”

C?ncl?si?n

T?? ?x?i?iti?n ?? t?? ?nci?nt E???ti?n t?nic ?t t?? E???ti?n M?s??m in C?i?? is m??? t??n j?st ? ?is?l?? ?? ?n ?l? ???m?nt; it is ? c?l????ti?n ?? ??m?n in??n?it?, ?ist???, ?n? t?? ?n???in? l???c? ?? ? civiliz?ti?n t??t c?ntin??s t? ??scin?t? ?n? ins?i??. As visit??s ?il? t?????? t?? ??lls ?? t?? m?s??m, ??zin? ???n t?? ??lic?t? t?????s t??t ??v? s??viv?? t?? s?n?s ?? tim?, t??? ??? ??min??? ?? t?? ??????n? c?nn?cti?n w? s???? wit? t??s? w?? c?m? ?????? ?s. T?is t?nic, in ?ll its ????il? ????t?, is ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? tim?l?ss n?t??? ?? ??m?n c???tivit? ?n? t?? st??i?s w?v?n int? t?? ????ic ?? ??? c?ll?ctiv? ?ist???.