英语六级必读美文033：英国史前巨石阵为病人朝拜地
<p> <span word="Archaeologists">Archaeologists</span> <span word="probing">probing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Stonehenge">Stonehenge</span>, <span word="Britains">Britains</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="prehistoric">prehistoric</span> <span word="monument">monument</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="pilgrimage">pilgrimage</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="healing">healing</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span>.</p><p> 考古学家们于本周一公布，英国最著名的史前遗址巨石阵可能是古代病人的朝圣地。据推测，巨石阵的石头可能被史前人类当作是具有治疗功效的幸运石。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="bluestones">bluestones</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="around">around</span> 155 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Preseli">Preseli</span> <span word="Hills">Hills</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="WiltshIre">WiltshIre</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southem">southem</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="Archaeologists">Archaeologists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Boumemouth">Boumemouth</span> <span word="Ur">Ur</span>:<span word="uversity">uversity</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Stonehenge">Stonehenge</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1964-<span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bluestones">bluestones</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="revered">revered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="healing">healing</span> <span word="stones">stones</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="which">which</span>.., <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monument">monument</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pilgrimage">pilgrimage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Neolithic">Neolithic</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="archaeologist">archaeologist</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="said">said</span>.<span word="Geoffrey">Geoffrey</span> <span word="Wainwright">Wainwright</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Antiquaries">Antiquaries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="anumber">anumber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burials">burials</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Stonehenge">Stonehenge</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trauma">trauma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deformity">deformity</span>.</p><p> 长期以来，人们 直很困惑，为什么人们要把巨石阵里的一种蓝色小石头从155英里以外的威尔士普利斯里山运到英格兰南部威尔特郡这里昵?伯恩茅斯大学的考古学家们推测，可能当时的人们信奉这些蓝色的石头具有神奇疗效。考古学家于今年4月对史前巨石阵进行了自1964年以来的首次发掘。该考古小组在一份声明中说： 巨石阵曾经可能只是个纪念碑，但这些具有魔力的石头被搬来之后，这里就变成了新时器时代伤病者的朝圣地。 伦敦古文物学会主席、考古小组专家杰弗里 韦恩莱特在接受<span word="BBC">BBC</span>广播的采访时说，得出这一结论的其中一个根据就是，巨石阵附近埋葬了很多伤残者。</p>
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