T?t?nkh?m?n’s ??l? s?n??ls ??? ? ??m??k??l? t?st?m?nt t? th? ???l?nc? ?n? c???tsm?nshi? ?? ?nci?nt E???t. C???t?? ?v?? 3,300 ????s ??? ???in? th? 18th D?n?st? ?? th? N?w Kin???m, th?s? ?x??isit? s?n??ls w??? ?isc?v???? in th? t?m? ?? th? ???n? ?h????h T?t?nkh?m?n in th? V?ll?? ?? th? Kin?s in 1922 ?? B?itish ??ch???l??ist H?w??? C??t??.
Th?s? s?n??ls ???vi?? ? ??scin?tin? ?lim?s? int? th? li?? ?n? c?lt??? ?? ?nci?nt E???t, ?s w?ll ?s th? im???t?nc? ?? ???tw??? in th?i? s?ci?t?. Th?? w??? ??si?n?? n?t ?nl? ??? ???ctic?l ?s? ??t ?ls? ?s s?m??ls ?? ???sti?? ?n? ?ivin? c?nn?cti?n.
M??? ?nti??l? ?? ??l?, T?t?nkh?m?n’s s?n??ls w??? c???t?? with ?st?nishin? ??t?il. Th? int?ic?t? ??si?ns ?n th? s?l?s ?n? st???s ???t??? im???s ?? ???s, m?thic?l c???t???s, ?n? s?c??? s?m??ls. Th? c???tsm?nshi? is s? ???cis? th?t ?v?n th? sm?ll?st ??t?ils ??? ??n????? with ?st?nishin? ?cc???c?. Th?s? s?m??ls ?n? m?ti?s h?l? ???? ??li?i??s si?ni?ic?nc? in ?nci?nt E???ti?n s?ci?t?, ???l?ctin? th? ?h????h’s ?ivin? ??l? ?s ? m??i?t?? ??tw??n th? m??t?l w??l? ?n? th? ???s.
Th? s?n??ls w??? n?t ?nl? ??n?t? ??t ?ls? ??ncti?n?l. Th?? w??? ??si?n?? t? ???t?ct th? ?h????h’s ???t ???in? his j???n?? int? th? ??t??li??. Anci?nt E???ti?ns ??li?v?? in ?n ?l?????t? ??t??li?? wh??? th? ??c??s?? w??l? ?? j????? ?n? w??l? n??? t? n?vi??t? v??i??s ch?ll?n??s t? ???ch th? ???lm ?? th? ???s. Th? ??l? s?n??ls w??? ???t ?? th? ?h????h’s ??n????? ???i?m?nt, m??nt t? ?ns??? his c?m???t ?n? ???t?cti?n ?n this j???n??.
T?t?nkh?m?n’s ??l? s?n??ls ??? ?ls? ? t?st?m?nt t? th? w??lth ?n? ??w?? ?? th? ?h????hs ?? th? tim?. Th? ?m??nt ?? ??l? ?s?? t? c???t? th?s? s?n??ls ???l?cts th? ???n??nc? ?? ??s???c?s ?t th? ?is??s?l ?? th? E???ti?n ????lt? ???in? th? N?w Kin???m.
Th?s? s?n??ls, ?l?n? with th? ??st ?? th? t???s???s ???n? in T?t?nkh?m?n’s t?m?, h?v? ???vi??? inv?l???l? insi?hts int? th? ??t, c?lt???, ?n? ??li?i??s ??li??s ?? ?nci?nt E???t. Th?? c?ntin?? t? ?? ? s???c? ?? ??scin?ti?n ?n? ??mi??ti?n ??? ????l? ????n? th? w??l?, ?????in? ? t?n?i?l? c?nn?cti?n t? ? civiliz?ti?n th?t th?iv?? th??s?n?s ?? ????s ???. T?t?nkh?m?n’s ??l? s?n??ls s??v? ?s ? s?m??l ?? th? ?n???in? l???c? ?? th? ?h????hs ?n? th? tim?l?ss ?ll??? ?? ?nci?nt E???ti?n civiliz?ti?n.