Headless Mummified Falcoms Discovered in an Egyptian Temple Indicates Prehistoric Ceremony

A?ch???l??ists h?v? ?isc?v???? ?n ?nci?nt E???ti?n t?m?l? with 15 m?mmi?i?? ??lc?ns, m?n? ?? th?m h???l?ss ?n? ???i?? ????n? ? ????st?l. Th? ?isc?v??? s????sts ? ???vi??sl? ?nkn?wn ?it??l ??????m?? ?? th? Bl?mm??s, ? n?m??ic ????l? wh? ?nc? inh??it?? wh?t is n?w s??th??n E???t ?n? S???n.

Th? t??m ?? S??nish ?n? P?lish ??ch???l??ists j?st ???lish?? ?n ?xt?nsiv? ?n?l?sis ?? th?i? ?in?in?s ???in? th? 2019 ?xc?v?ti?n s??s?n ?t B???nik?, ?n ?nci?nt ?n? l?n?-???n??n?? R?? S?? ???t cit? th?t ??????s E???t’s E?st??n ??s??t. Th?s? int?i??in? ??s?lts, which ?????? in th? Am??ic?n J???n?l ?? A?ch???l??? , ???vi?? ??t?il?? in???m?ti?n ????t th? ??li?i??s sh?in? ?? t?m?l? ?n???th?? ?t B???nik? th?t ??t?s ??ck t? th? ????th t? six c?nt??i?s AD.

Whil? Ch?isti?nit? h?? ??c?m? th? ???ici?ll? ??c??niz?? ??li?i?n in ?ll ???ts ?? th? R?m?n Em?i?? ?? this tim?, incl??in? in E???t, th? sh?in? ???n? ?t B???nik? w?s c?nst??ct?? ?? th? n?m??ic Bl?mm??s ????l?, wh? w??l? ???m th?i? ?wn kin???m in L?w?? N??i? (s??th??n E???t ?n? th? S???n) in th? l?t? ????th c?nt???.

D?m?nst??tin? th?i? in????n??nt s?i?it, th? Bl?mm??s ??m?in?? l???l t? ?nci?nt ??li?i??s t???iti?ns, ???s??vin? ? m?t??h?sic?l ??li?? s?st?m th?t w?s ?t ???s with ??st-????th-c?nt??? R?m?n ??li??s. Th? ?isc?v??? ?? th?i? t?m?l? in B???nik? sh?ws th?? h?? ? st??n? ?n???h ???s?nc? in ? R?m?n ?ncl?v? t? ???ctic? ?n? t??? ?? ??li?i?n th?? ch?s?, ??s?it? ?n? ??icts th?t m?? h?v? ???n iss??? ???m th? ???-??? R?m?n c??it?l.

Th? Am??ic?n J???n?l ?? A?ch???l??? ????? ??sc?i??s th? ?????ts ?? ??ch???l??ists ?n??? th? l?????shi? ?? P????ss?? J??n Oll?? G?zmán ???m th? A?t?n?m??s Univ??sit? ?? B??c?l?n? t? l???n m??? ????t th? s?-c?ll?? “F?lc?n Sh?in?,” ? sm?ll ??li?i??s t?m?l? th?t w?s ?isc?v???? within ? l????? ????? ?? ??il?in?s kn?wn ?s th? N??th??n C?m?l?x.

O?i?in?ll? c?nst??ct?? ?s ? t???iti?n?l E???ti?n t?m?l?, th? sh?in? w?s ????t?? ?? th? Bl?mm??s t? th?i? ?wn ??li?? s?st?m s?m?tim? ???in? th? ????th c?nt???. This ?cc????? ??t?? th? R?m?n Em????? C?nst?ntin? h?? l??nch?? his ?????ts t? Ch?isti?niz? ?ll th? l?n?s ?n??? his ??th??it?. B?t th? ??li??s ?? th? Bl?mm??s w??? ?nti??l? th?i? ?wn ?n? ?i? n?t ???l?ct ?n? Ch?isti?n inclin?ti?ns ?? in?l??nc?s, ?s th? ??ti??cts ???n? in th? sh?in? ??v??l??.

Whil? s?ch ?in?s w??? ??m??k??l?, th? m?st n?t??l? ?isc?v??? w?s ?n ????niz?? ?is?l?? th?t ???t???? 15 m?mmi?i?? ??lc?ns , m?st ?? which w??? h???l?ss. P??vi??s ?isc?v??i?s in th? Nil? V?ll?? in E???t h?? sh?wn th?t ??lc?ns w??? w??shi???? in ?nci?nt tim?s, ?n? ? ??w in?ivi???l m?mmi?i?? ??lc?ns h?? ???n ???n? ??????. B?t this is th? ?i?st tim? ??ch???l??ists h?? ?v?? ?isc?v???? ? ????? ?? ???s??v?? ??lc?ns ???i?? t???th?? insi?? ? t?m?l?.

An? th?t w?sn’t th? ?n? ?? th? s????is?s. Al?n?si?? th? m?mmi?i?? ?i??s, ??ch???l??ists ???m th? P?lish C?nt?? ?? M??it????n??n A?ch???l??? ?n???th?? ? c?ll?cti?n ?? ?nh?tch?? ??lc?n’s ???s. This ?isc?v??? w?s t??l? ?n???c???nt??, ?n? hi?hli?hts h?w m?ch ?????t w?nt int? c?nst??ctin? this ???tic?l?? ??li?i??s ?xhi?it.

A??in? ???th?? int?i??? t? this ?m?zin? ?in?, th? st?l? th?t w?s ???n? ?m?n? th? sh?in?’s ??ti??cts incl???? ?n ?n?s??l insc?i?ti?n, ?????in? th? ??ll?win? ?nn??nc?m?nt:

This ??m?niti?n ?????s t? ??ilin? th? h???s ?? th? ?nim?ls ???n? insi?? th? t?m?l?, which w??l? h?v? ???n c?nsi????? ? s?c?il??i??s ?ct.

T?k?n ?s ? wh?l?, th? c?nt?nts ?? th? t?m?l? s????st ? s?nc??tic ?? mix?? ??li?i??s ???ctic?.

Ex?m?l? ?? ? ??lc?n m?mm? ( W?llc?m? C?ll?cti?n / CC ?? SA 4.0)

Th? 2019 ?xc?v?ti?ns th?t l?? t? th? ?isc?v??? ?? th? F?lc?n Sh?in? w??? c???i?? ??t ?n??? th? ??s?ic?s ?? th? Sik?it P??j?ct. Its missi?n is t? c?m?l?t? ? c?m???h?nsiv? ?n?l?sis ?? th? ????l? wh? liv?? in ? s?ct?? ?? th? ?nci?nt E???ti?n E?st??n D?s??t ???i?n kn?wn ?s M?ns Sm??????s, which is c????ntl? incl???? within th? ??????s ?? W??i G?m?l N?ti?n?l P??k.

M?ns Sm??????s w?s th? R?m?n Em?i??’s ?nl? s???c? ??? hi?hl? c?v?t?? ????n ?m???l?s , which w??? min?? ?t th? Sik?it sit? ?n? ?t ?th?? n????? l?c?ti?ns. B???nik? w?s l?c?t?? j?st ? ??? ?? tw? ?w?? ???m this ?m???l? minin? h?ts??t, ?n? ?s th? n????st ?n? ??si?st R?? S?? ???t cit? B???nik? ??n??it?? ???m th? vi?????s t???? th?t link?? R?m?n-??? E???t with v??i??s st?t?s ?n? kin???ms in th? M??it????n??n, A???i?, A??ic?, ?n? w?st??n Asi?.

Th????h th? t???? ?? ?m???l?s ?n? ?th?? v?l???l? ????s, m?n? ????l? wh? liv?? in th? ???i?n ?cc?m?l?t?? ????t w??lth, ?n? th?t h?l??? B???nik? ?l???ish in th? c?nt??i?s ??ll?win? R?m?’s ?nn?x?ti?n ?? E???t in 30 BC.

B???nik? w?s ???n??? in th? thi?? c?nt??? BC ?? Pt?l?m? II Phil???l?h?s, th? Pt?l?m?ic E???ti?n ?h????h wh? ??t?? his ???th w?s ?????? Pt?l?m? th? G???t. This ?h????h’s ??th??, Pt?l?m? I , w?s ? M?c???ni?n ??n???l wh? s??v?? ?n??? Al?x?n??? th? G???t, ?n? ??t?? th? l?tt?? ?i?? h? ???n??? th? Pt?l?m?ic D?n?st? th?t t??ns???m?? ?nci?nt E???t int? ? H?ll?nistic (G???k) kin???m. As ? ??stlin? R?? S?? ???t cit? ?v?n in ???l? tim?s, th? H?ll?nistic s?ttl?m?nt ?? B???nik? h?? ?n ??vi??s ?tt??cti?n t? th? R?m?ns, ?n? th?? m?int?in?? ? st??n? ???s?nc? in th? cit? ???m th? tim? th?? c?n?????? E???t in th? ?i?st c?nt??? BC ?? th????h ?t l??st th? ????th c?nt??? BC.

B?t ?? th? tim? th? Bl?mm??s c?m? ?l?n? th? ??w?? ?? th? R?m?n Em?i?? w?s in ??clin?. F??m th? ????th c?nt??? th????h th? sixth it s??ms th? Bl?mm??s ??c?m? ? ??min?nt in?l??nc? in B???nik?, ????kin? ???m th?i? n?m??ic t???iti?ns t? s?ttl? in ? ???s?????s t???in? cit?.

Th? ?xc?v?ti?n ?? th? F?lc?n Sh?in? h?s ??v??l?? s?m? ??scin?tin? n?w in???m?ti?n ????t th? ??li??s ?n? s?i?it??l ???ctic?s ?? th? Bl?mm??s c?lt???. F?t??? ?xc?v?ti?ns m?? v??? w?ll t??n ?? m??? ??ins ?n? ??ti??cts c?nn?ct?? t? this m?st??i??s l?st ????l?, wh? ?is???????? ???m th? w?itt?n hist??ic?l ??c??? m??? th?n 1,000 ????s ???.

T?? im???: A m?mmi?i?? ??lc?n ???n? in E???t ( ??? K???m?n / CC ?? SA 2.0)

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