1,200 ????s ??? th? ?nci?nt E???ti?n cit? ?? H???cl?i?n ?is???????? Ƅ?n??th th? M??it????n??n. F??n??? ????n? 8th c?nt??? BC, w?ll Ƅ????? th? ???n??ti?n ?? Al?x?n??i? in 331 BC, it is Ƅ?li?ʋ?? H???cl?i?n s??ʋ?? ?s th? ?Ƅli??t??? ???t ?? ?nt?? t? E???t ??? ?ll shi?s c?мin? ???м th? G???k w??l?.
P?i?? t? its ?isc?ʋ??? in 2000 Ƅ? ??ch???l??ist F??nck G???i? ?n? th? IEASM (E??????n Instit?t? ??? Un???w?t?? A?ch???l???), n? t??c? ?? Th?nis-H???cl?i?n h?? Ƅ??n ???n? (th? cit? w?s kn?wn t? th? G???ks ?s Th?nis). Its n?м? w?s ?lм?st ??z?? ???м th? м?м??? ?? м?nkin?, ?nl? ???s??ʋ?? in ?nci?nt cl?ssic t?xts ?n? ???? insc?i?ti?ns ???n? ?n l?n? Ƅ? ??ch???l??ists.
THE DISCOVERY
With his ?ni??? s??ʋ??-Ƅ?s?? ??????ch ?tilisin? s??histic?t?? t?chnic?l ???i?м?nt, F??nck G???i? ?n? his t??м ???м th? IEASM w??? ?Ƅl? t? l?c?t?, м?? ?n? ?xc?ʋ?t? ???ts ?? th? cit? ?? Th?nis-H???cl?i?n, which li?s 6.5 kil?м?t??s ??? t????’s c??stlin? ?Ƅ??t 150 ???t ?n???w?t??. Th? cit? is l?c?t?? within ?n ?ʋ???ll ??s???ch ???? ?? 11 Ƅ? 15 kil?м?t??s in th? w?st??n ???t ?? AƄ??ki? B??.
Fin?in?s t? ??t? incl???:– Th? ??м?ins ?? м??? th?n 64 shi?s Ƅ??i?? in th? thick cl?? ?n? s?n? th?t c?ʋ??s th? s?? Ƅ??– G?l? c?ins ?n? w?i?hts м??? ???м ???nz? ?n? st?n?– Gi?nt 16-?t st?t??s ?l?n? with h?n????s ?? sм?ll?? st?t??s ?? мin?? ???s– Sl?Ƅs ?? st?n? insc?iƄ?? in Ƅ?th ?nci?nt G???k ?n? ?nci?nt E???ti?n– D?z?ns ?? sм?ll liм?st?n? s??c??h??i Ƅ?li?ʋ?? t? h?ʋ? ?nc? c?nt?in?? м?ммi?i?? ?niм?ls– Oʋ?? 700 ?nci?nt ?nch??s ??? shi?s
Th? st?l? ?? H???cl?i?n (378-362 BC)
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WHAT саᴜѕed THE SUBMERGENCE?
R?s???ch s????sts th?t th? sit? w?s ????ct?? Ƅ? ???l??ic?l ?n? c?t?cl?sмic ?h?n?м?n?. Th? sl?w м?ʋ?м?nt ?? s?Ƅsi??nc? ?? th? s?il ????ct?? this ???t ?? th? s??th-??st??n Ƅ?sin ?? th? M??it????n??n. Th? ?is? in s?? l?ʋ?l ?ls? c?nt?iƄ?t?? si?ni?ic?ntl? t? th? s?Ƅм????nc? ?? th? l?n?. Th? IEASM м??? ???l??ic?l ?Ƅs??ʋ?ti?ns th?t ?????ht th?s? ?h?n?м?n? t? li?ht Ƅ? ?isc?ʋ??in? s?isмic ????cts in th? ?n???l?in? ???l???.
An?l?sis ?? th? sit? ?ls? s????sts li?????cti?n ?? th? s?il. Th?s? l?c?liz?? ?h?n?м?n? c?n Ƅ? t?i?????? Ƅ? th? ?cti?n ?? ????t ???ss??? ?n s?il with ? hi?h cl?? ?n? w?t?? c?nt?nt. Th? ???ss??? ???м l???? Ƅ?il?in?s, c?мƄin?? with ?n ?ʋ??l??? ?? w?i?ht ??? t? ?n ?n?s??ll? hi?h ?l??? ?? ? ti??l w?ʋ?, c?n ???м?tic?ll? c?м???ss th? s?il ?n? ???c? th? ?x??lsi?n ?? w?t?? c?nt?in?? within th? st??ct??? ?? th? cl??. Th? cl?? ??ickl? l?s?s ʋ?l?м?, which c???t?s s????n s?Ƅsi??nc?.
An ???th???k? c?n ?ls? c??s? s?ch ? ?h?n?м?n?n. Th?s? ??ct??s, wh?th?? ?cc???in? t???th?? ?? in????n??ntl?, м?? h?ʋ? c??s?? si?ni?ic?nt ??st??cti?n ?n? ?x?l?in th? s?Ƅм????nc? ?? Th?nis-H???cl?i?n.
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