Archaeologists(考古学家)studyingStonehengeanditssurroundingareasaythey'veduguptherelicsofanuntouchedancientcampsitethatdatesbackto6000years--afindthatcouldrewriteBritishprehistory.“Thisisthemos
Archaeologists(考古学家)studyingStonehengeanditssurroundingareasaythey'veduguptherelicsofanuntouched ancientcampsitethatdatesbackto6000years--afindthatcouldrewriteBritishprehistory.
“Thisisthe mostimportantdiscoveryatStonehengeinover60years”ProfessorTimDarvillaBournemouthUniversityarchaeologistandaStonehengeexpertwhodidnottakepartinthenewdiscoverytoldtheTelegraph.AndashetoldTheHuffingtonPostinanemailthediscoverychangesearliertheoriesthatStonehengewasbuiltinalandscapethatwasnotheavilyusedbeforeabout3000B.C.
ThediscoverywasmadeduringadigatBlickMeadasiteabout1.5milesfromStonehenge.Researchersfound charcoal(木炭)datingbackto4000B.C. andevidenceofpossiblebuildingsaccordingtoastatementreleasedbytheuniversity. Theyalsodugupburntstoneandtoolsaswellastheremainsofanimals--ancientcattlethatservedasfoodforancienthunter-gatherers.
Theresearchersplanfurtheranalysisonthe artificialobjectsbutsaythey'reworriedthetunnelconstruction(隧道建设)coulddamagethesiteandgetinthewayoftheirwork.
“BlickMeadcouldexplainwhatarchaeologistshavebeensearchingforcenturies--ananswertothestoryofStonehenge’spast”DavidJacquestheUniversityofBuckinghamarchaeologistwhodiscoveredthecampsitetoldTheGuardian.“ButouronlychancetofindoutabouttheearliestpartofBritain’shistorycouldberuinedifthetunnelgoesahead.”
StonehengeaprehistoricmonumentmadeupofaringofstandingstoneslieseightmilesnorthofSalisburyEnglandinWiltshire.Ithasbeenlistedasa WorldHeritageSite since1986.
13.Themainpurposeofthepassageis_________
A.tointroducearecentdiscoveryofancientrelics
B.tocallonpeopletoprotecttheancientrelics
C.towarntheresearchersnottodofurtheranalysis
D.toattractmoretouriststovisitStonehenge
14.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.
A.theresearchersexpresstheirconcernthattherelicsmightberuined
B.theancientcampsitehasbeendestroyedbytheconstructionworkers
C.archaeologistsarerepairingartificialobjectsfoundedinthereli