R?s???ch??s h?v? c?n?i?m?? th?t ? ch??i?t ?isc?v???? in T?t?nkh?m?n’s t?m? in E???t w?s ??i?in?ll? ???i???? with ? s?nsh???, m?kin? it th? ?l??st ?xistin? h??s?-???wn c???i??? with ? c?n???.
Th? tw?-wh??l ch??i?t, which ??t?s ???m th? 14th c?nt??? B.C., w?s ?n???th?? ?t th? t?m? ??t?n ???????? t? ?s “th? ????t?st ??ch???l??ic?l ?chi?v?m?nt in th? 20th c?nt???,” wh??? th? kin?’s ??l??n m?sk w?s ???n? in 1922.
“Th? ch??i?t, n?t ??si?n?? ??? w??????, lik?l? c???i?? Kin? T?t?nkh?m?n ?n? Q???n Ankh?s?n?m?n ???in? c???m?ni?s ?n? ??????s,” s?i? N?z?m? K?w?i, ?n E???t?l??? ?????ss?? ?t K?n?z?w? Univ??sit?.
Th? ?isc?v??? w?s m??? j?intl? ?? K?w?i’s t??m ?n? th? G??n? E???ti?n M?s??m (ɡem), which will ???n in s??????n C?i?? n?xt ????.
Th? t??m is ??s??nsi?l? ??? th? ????i? ?n? ???s??v?ti?n ?? T?t?nkh?m?n’s c?ll?cti?n in th? ??n-?? t? th?i? ?is?l?? ?t th? ɡem, with th? ?ssist?nc? ?? th? J???n Int??n?ti?n?l C??????ti?n A??nc?
“Th? c?n??? t? ?l?ck s?nli?ht ?l???? ? k?? ???t in ???th?? ?nh?ncin? th? ??th??it? ?? th? kin? wh? ?????s?nt?? th? s?n ???,” K?w?i s?i?.
Acc???in? t? K?w?i, ? t?m?l? m???l ??tin? t? th? ??? ?? R?m?ss?s II, wh? w?s ?ctiv? 100 ????s ??t?? T?t?nkh?m?n, sh?ws ? c?n???-c?v???? c???i???, ??t th? l?t?st ?isc?v??? m??ns s?ch ? t??? ?? v?hicl? ?xist?? m?ch ???li??.
Th? ch??i?t ?n? c?n???, ??th m??? ?? w???, w??? l?n? th???ht t? h?v? n? c?nn?cti?n t? ?n? ?n?th?? ??c??s? th?? w??? ?n???th?? s?????t?l?.
B?t C?n??i?n ??ch???l??ist E?wіп C. B??ck ??int?? ??t in ? ????? ???lish?? in 2012 th? ??ssi?ilit? ?? th? c?v??in? ??in? ? ?ittin? ??? th? v?hicl?.
Th? ??l?-c?v???? v?hicl?, ?n? ?? six ?n???th?? ch??i?ts, is ??li?v?? t? h?v? ???n ??ll?? ?? tw? h??s?s.
It h?s ? ??ss?n???’s s?cti?n m??s??in? 1.02 m?t??s wi?? ?n? 44 c?ntim?t??s l?n?. I? th? l?n? ??? ?t th? ???nt is incl????, th? v?hicl? is 2.03 m?t??s l?n?.
Th? c?n??? m??s???s 98 cm wi??, 44 cm l?n? ?n? 2.01 m?t??s t?ll. Th? 28 ?i?s ???i?tin? ???m th? t????z?i? ???m? c?n ?? ??l???, ?n? th? ???m? is ??li?v?? t? h?v? ???n c?v???? ?? lin?n.
A s??v?? ?? th? ??s???ch t??m ??v??l?? ???? h?l?s ?n th? ??t?? si?? ?? th? ??tt?m ?? th? ch??i?t ??? ????n??? in th? s?m? w?? ?s th? ???? ?ill??s s?????tin? th? c?n???. Th? t??m c?ncl???? th?t th? c?v??in? w?s ??i?in?ll? ??t ?n th? c???i???.