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5. The Shape Of Stonehenge 5.巨石阵的形状 For a long time, historians have been divided on whether the stones at Stonehenge had originally formed a full circle. With no stones found in the southwest area, some researchers believed the structure had never been completed. 在很长一段时间，历史学家在巨石阵的石头在形成初期是否是一个完整的圆这个问题上有了分歧。因为在巨石阵的西南部并没有发现任何石头，一些研究者认为这个结构从未完整过。 但是一段小小的水管竟然偶然地解开了这个谜团，这并没有开掘现场或者用到任何昂贵的装备。数以万计的人们一早就忽略了这个谜底。 When a custodian couldnt water the grass in the entire Stonehenge area (as was usually done) due to the short hose, the grass failed to grow in the unwatered area, revealing depressions in the ground. If some of those parched areas had held stones, the circle would have been complete. Other brown patches matched areas of known archaeological excavations, confirming that the parched areas represented ground that had been intentionally disturbed. 因为水管不够长，看守人不能浇到整个巨石阵区域的草（就像之前每次做的那样），没有浇到水的区域长不出草来，显得这片地面比较萧条。如果这些干枯的区域上有过石头，那么巨石阵可能曾经确实是一个圈。其它褐色土地对应着已知的考古发掘现场，证实了这些干枯的区域代表着那些被人为破坏的地面。 | 
