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Mysterious Stonehenge 　謎樣巨石陣

精英翻譯社轉自http://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0062/293563/web/

　　Stonehenge is a place of mystery. The ancient monument is located in the English countryside to the west of London. It is agreed that it was built between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago, but nobody can be absolutely certain why the circle of large stones was constructed. However, archaeologists have discovered several interesting clues and have come up with the following theories.

　　巨石陣是一個神祕的地點。這座古老的紀念碑坐落在倫敦西邊的英國鄉下。人們一致認為它是在四千至五千年間以前被建造而成的，但是沒人能完全確定這個大石頭圓形陣為何會被建造出來。然而，考古學家已經發現了幾個有趣的線索且提出了以下的理論。

　　It could be part of a cemetery because many human remains have been found in the surrounding fields. The burned remains of animals suggest that it could also have been used for religious sacrifices. The stones are arranged to line up with the movement of the sun, which means it could be an ancient calendar or clock.

　　它有可能是墓地的一部分，因為許多人類的遺體在附近的田野裡被發現。燒焦的動物遺體顯示它也有可能被用在宗教獻祭上。這些石頭是跟著太陽運行的軌跡排列而成的，這也表示它可能是古代的日曆或時鐘。

　　The history of Stonehenge has recently gotten even more mysterious. Using a radar, archaeologists discovered a circle of 90 stones buried only three kilometers from Stonehenge. They have called the new discovery Superhenge. It is estimated to be around 9,500 years old, which makes it twice as old as Stonehenge. Archaeologists are looking forward to making many more amazing discoveries when they start digging up the site.

　　巨石陣的歷史近來變得更加神秘了。考古學家用雷達發現了埋在離巨石陣僅僅三公里遠、由九十顆石頭組成的一個圓型陣。他們稱這個新發現為『超巨石陣』。它估計有大約九千五百年的歷史了，是巨石陣存在時間長度的兩倍。考古學家期望他們開始挖掘現場時能有更多令人驚奇的發現。