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英國(guó)一罕見(jiàn)冰河期遺址中發(fā)現(xiàn)大型石器文物 Giant stone artefacts found on rare Ice Age site

2023-07-31 14:37

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Giant stone artefacts found on rare Ice Age site 英國(guó)一罕見(jiàn)冰河期遺址中發(fā)現(xiàn)大型石器文物

研究人員發(fā)掘出土了一些迄今為止在英國(guó)發(fā)現(xiàn)的最大的早期史前石器。挖掘工作發(fā)現(xiàn)了在英國(guó)肯特郡一個(gè)河谷上方的山坡中留存的深層冰河時(shí)期沉積物中的文物。

At almost a foot long, researchers say the knapped-shaped stone axe heads, thick at the base and tapering to a finer point, would have been so heavy that it would have been hard to handle by early humans, sparking speculation that they may have had a ceremonial purpose.

這些被敲擊而成形的石制斧頭有將近一英尺長(zhǎng),底部較厚,至尖端逐漸變細(xì)。研究人員說(shuō)這些斧頭如此沉重以至于早期的人類應(yīng)該很難揮動(dòng)使用它們,這引發(fā)了斧頭可能是用于儀式活動(dòng)的猜測(cè)。

The items are among 800 artefacts thought to be more than 300,000 years old, found buried deep inside sediments preserved on a hillside above the Medway Valley [UK]. Representatives from the Institute of Archaeology said the finds provided an incredibly valuable opportunity to study how an entire Ice Age landscape developed. 

和這些物品一同出土的文物共有800件,人們認(rèn)為它們有超過(guò)30萬(wàn)年的歷史。被發(fā)現(xiàn)時(shí),這些文物深埋在英國(guó)梅德韋河谷上方的山坡中留存的冰河時(shí)期沉積物中。來(lái)自倫敦大學(xué)學(xué)院考古系的研究人員代表稱,這些發(fā)現(xiàn)為研究整個(gè)冰河時(shí)期的景觀是如何演變的提供了異常寶貴的契機(jī)。

詞匯表

axe heads 斧頭(工具斧的頭部)
speculation 猜測(cè),推測(cè)
ceremonial 儀式的,典禮的
artefacts 文物,(有歷史價(jià)值的)人工制品,工藝品
sediments 沉淀,沉積物
finds 發(fā)現(xiàn),發(fā)現(xiàn)物

閱讀理解:請(qǐng)?jiān)谧x完上文后,回答下列問(wèn)題。

1. Why would the stone axe heads have been hard to handle by early humans?

2. Where were these prehistoric stone tools buried?

3. True or false? These prehistoric stone tools were definitely just used for ceremonial occasions.

4. What opportunity does this find offer to archaeologists?

答案

1. Why would the stone axe heads have been hard to handle by early humans?

Researchers say the stone axe heads would have been so heavy that it would  have been hard to handle by early humans.

2. Where were these prehistoric stone tools buried?

800 artefacts were found buried deep inside sediments preserved on a hillside above the Medway Valley [UK].

3. True or false? These prehistoric stone tools were definitely just used for ceremonial occasions.

False. There was only speculation that the stone tools may have had a ceremonial purpose.

4. What opportunity does this find offer to archaeologists? 

Representatives from the Institute of Archaeology said the finds provided an incredibly valuable opportunity to study how an entire Ice Age landscape developed. 

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