The archaeologists said in the statement that radio-carbon dating put the construction of the circle of bluestones at between 2,400 B.C. and 2,200 B.C.,afew centuries later than originally thought, But they found fragments of charcoal dating from before 7,000 B.C., showing humans were active in the area much earlier than previously thought.
考古学家在一份声明中说,经放射性碳测年法鉴定,环形巨石阵应该建造于公元前2400年至公元前2200年之间,比之前的推测晚了几百年。但考古学家还在此发现了公元前7000年前的木炭碎片,这说明在更早的时期已有人类活跃在这一地带。
During the excavation at the World Heritage Site on Salisbury Plain,the researchers also fourtd a beiker pottery fragment, Roman ceramics and ancient stone hammers. We now know, mucb to our surprise and delight, that Stonehenge was not just prehistoric monument, it was a Roman and mediaeval monument, said Wainwright, Another of the team leaders, Tim Darvill of Boumemouth University , said the bluestones appeared central to the purpose of Stonehenge although it may have had more than one function. Other theories about Stonehenge are that it was a religious site or that it acted as a calendar.
考古人员还在发掘过程中发现了大口陶器杯的碎片、古罗马陶器以及古石锤,位于索尔兹伯里平原的史前巨石阵现在已被列入世界文化遗址。韦恩莱特说: 现在我们知道了巨石阵不仅是史前的纪念碑,也是古罗马和中世纪时期的祭坛,这个发现让我们十分惊喜。 考古小组的另一位专家、伯恩茅斯大学的蒂姆 达维尔说,巨石阵可能有多种功能,但蓝色小石头应该是其功能的一个重要体现。其他理论认为,巨石阵曾是个宗教场所或是一个日历等等。
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