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考古学家发掘出玛雅天文表
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archaeologists working at the xultun ruins of the mayan 1 have reported striking finds, including the oldest-known mayan 2 tables.

工作在玛雅文明xultun废墟中的考古学家取得惊人发现,他们发现一处最古老的玛雅天文表。

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the preservation of the artwork surprised archaeologists, given the dwelling's shallow depth
the site, in guatemala, includes the first known instance of mayan art painted on the walls of a dwelling.

a report in science says it dates from the early 9th century, pre-dating other mayan calendars by centuries.

such calendars rose to 5 recently amid claims they predicted the end of the world in 2012.

the mayan civilisation occupied central america from about 2000bc until its decline and assimilation following the colonisation by the spanish from the 15th century onwards. it still holds 6, with many early mayan sites still hidden or uncatalogued.

the ruins at xultun were first discovered in 1912 and mapping efforts in the 1920s and 1970s laid out much of the site's structure.

archaeologists have catalogued the site's features, including a 35m-tall pyramid, but thousands of structures on the 30 sq km site remain unexplored.

in 2005, william saturno, then at the university of new hampshire, discovered the oldest-known mayan murals at a site just a few kilometres away called san bartolo.

in 2010, one of dr saturno's students was following the tracks of more recent looters at xultun when he discovered the vegetation-covered structure that has now been 7.

when mayans 8 an old structure, they typically 9 its roof and built on top of the 10. but for some reason, the new xultun find had been filled in through its 11, with the roof left intact.

dr saturno, who is now based at boston university, explained that despite it being under just a metre of soil today, that served to preserve the site after more than a 12 of rainy seasons, insect traffic and encroaching plant and tree roots.

"we found that three of the room's four walls were well preserved and that the ceilings were also in good shape in terms of the paintings on them, so we got an awful lot more than we bargained for," he said.



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1 civilisation     
n.文明,文化,开化,教化
参考例句:
  • energy and ideas are the twin bases of our civilisation.能源和思想是我们文明的两大基石。
  • this opera is one of the cultural totems of western civilisation.这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。
2 ketyo     
adj.天文学的,(数字)极大的
参考例句:
  • he was an expert on ancient chinese astronomical literature.他是研究中国古代天文学文献的专家。
  • houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.乡村的房价正在飙升。
3 glnzyu     
n.保护,维护,保存,保留,保持
参考例句:
  • the police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
  • the picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。
4 auzzqk     
n.住宅,住所,寓所
参考例句:
  • those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
  • he occupies a three-story dwelling place on the park street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。
5 a0mzw     
n.突出;显著;杰出;重要
参考例句:
  • he came to prominence during the world cup in italy.他在意大利的世界杯赛中声名鹊起。
  • this young fashion designer is rising to prominence.这位年轻的时装设计师的声望越来越高。
6 flhxo     
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
参考例句:
  • he had a deep fascination with all forms of transport.他对所有的运输工具都很着迷。
  • his letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience.广大观众一直迷恋于他的来信。
7 3cafdb6f7c26ffe41daf7aa353505858     
v.挖掘( excavate的过去式和过去分词 );开凿;挖出;发掘
参考例句:
  • the site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
  • the archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress. 考古学家们发掘出一个古堡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 0623303c5ec2d1938425e76e30682277     
翻新,修复,整修( renovate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • he renovated his house. 他翻修了房子。
  • the house has been renovated three years earlier. 这所房子三年前就已翻新。
9 cwwzsg     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句:
  • jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • the roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
10 8xjxp     
n.(一堆)碎石,瓦砾
参考例句:
  • after the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后,花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
  • after the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
11 2s0xk     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • they huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
12 x7dzo     
n.一千年,千禧年;太平盛世
参考例句:
  • the whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
  • we waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。
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