In ?nci?nt tіm?s, K???? h?? ? ?ni??? ?ivisi?n ?? sc?i??s wh? w??? inv?lv?? in ??c?m?ntin? ?ll th? ?v?nts in th? c??nt??.
Th?s? m?n w??? s??ci?ll? t??in?? ??? th?i? t?sk w?s t? ??sc?i?? ?v???thin? th?t h????n?? in th? c??nt?? – n?t???l ?h?n?m?n?, ?is??s?s, w??s, c?t?cl?sms, ???isin?s, ?isc?v??i?s – ??s?l?t?l? ?v???thin?. Th?nks t? th?i? ??inst?kin? w??k, m?ch ?? wh?t c??l? h?v? ?l???? ??s???ch??s w?s ??c?m?nt??.
?n? ?? th? m?st ??m??s ??sc?i?ti?ns is th? ??? ?? ?n?m?l??s ?i? ?h?n?m?n? ?n S??t?m??? 22, 1609.
In ??n?w?n ???vinc?, h?n????s ?? ???s?nts ?n? m??ch?nts h???? ? l??? ??ll ?in?in? ???m th? sk?. ?t th? s?m? tіm?, th? sk? w?s cl??? – n?t ? cl???. Th? s??n? ?nl? ???tl? ??s?m?l?? th?n??? ???in? ? th?n???st??m.
??? t? th? c?ntin???s h?m, ????l? ??ickl? ??t h????ch?s ?n? h???in? ????l?ms. Wh?n th? s??n? s??si???, ?n?th?? ?n?, simil?? t? ???ms, ??in?? st??n?th.
?t th? s?m? tіm?, h? c?m? ???m th? sk?. Th? ??si??nts ?? th? ???vinc? c?m?l?in?? ?? ???lin? ?nw?ll, ?n? Kin? ?w?n?h????n ?ll?w?? th?m n?t t? ?? ??t t? w??k in th? ?i?l?s.
Th? c?s? ?i? n?t ?n? ??t ?? th? ?l??. In th? mi??l? ?? th? sk?, ? ??? c?nv?s ????????. ?l?in? ??, it c?v???? th? s?l?? ?isk. It c??l? ?? ?ss?m?? th?t this is ? h??? ?i?c? ?? ????ic, ??t th? ??j?ct h?s ch?n???. It t??k th? ???m ?? ?n ???l? ?? ? ??m?kin.
?t s?m? ??int, ? ?l?w ????n t? ?l?w ???m it in ?ll ?i??cti?ns. ? ??i?ht ??? s??t h?n? in th? sk? ??? s?v???l min?t?s, ??t?? which th??? w?s ? s??n? simil?? t? ? ??ll, ?nl? t?n tіm?s st??n???. Th? ???th ?n? th? sk? sh??k. ??t?? th?t, ?v???thin? st?????.
Cl?s? t? n??n in th? cit? ?? Ch?n?ch??n?, ??si??nts w?tch?? ?s ? ?i??? ????w ?i??c?? th? sk? ?n? m?v?? n??th. ? ??w min?t?s l?t??, ?n ??j?ct ??s?m?lin? ? ??wl ?? ?n h????l?ss ?l?w ??t ???m th? si?? ?? th? m??nt?ins.
In ?n?th?? cit?, ??n???n?, st??n?? ?h?n?m?n? ?ls? ?cc????? in th? sk?. L?c?l ???ici?l M?n-wi Kim ??sc?i??? wh?t h? s?w ?s ??ll?ws: “?t ????t 2 ?m, ? sm?ll ??t ?? ?????n??-?ch?? c?l?? ???????? ???inst th? ??ck????n? ?? ? cl??? sk?.
“It inc???s?? ?ntil it ??c?m? 5-7 m?t??s. ?ll this tіm? th??? w?s ? ??ls?ti?n ?? th? ??j?ct. Wh?n th??? w?s c?m???ssi?n, th??? w?s ? l??? ????, lik? st?n?s ??llin? ??wn ???m th? m??nt?ins. ? ??w min?t?s l?t??, it s?lit in tw?, ?n? th? c?m??n?nts sc?tt???? in ?i?????nt ?i??cti?ns.“
Wh?t ?h?n?m?n? t??k ?l?c? in th? sk? th?n? ???ici?l sci?ntists ??li?v? th?t w? ??? t?lkin? ????t ?n ?nci?nt s?l?t?. ??t c?n ? s?l?t? st?? in th? sk? ??? s?v???l min?t?s? C?n it ch?n?? sh??? ?n? m?k? ?????t?? l??? n?is?s?
M???? th? K????ns witn?ss?? ? ??? ?l???? In ?n? c?s?, th?s? ??c???s ??? ? ?ni??? ??c?m?nt in th? hist??? ?? m?nkin?, ?n? c?ntin?? t? ????s? int???st ?n? s????is? ?m?n? ??s???ch??s t? this ???.