英国男子解开两万年前冰河时期洞穴壁画之谜

时间:2023-01-29 06:21:58

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人们认为来自伦敦的一位家具管理员解开了冰河时期洞穴壁画里一系列标记的谜团。此发现有助于理解为什么当时的狩猎采集者会画洞穴壁画。
 
Archaeologists have long puzzled over series of dots, lines, and marks shaped like a letter 'Y', placed on or near the often-beautiful depictions of Palaeolithic animals in European caves – creatures like mammoths, bison and horses.
长期以来,考古学家一直对一系列点、线和形状像字母 “Y” 的标记感到困惑,这些点、线和标记多出现在欧洲洞穴中如猛犸象、野牛和马的美丽的旧石器时代动物壁画上方或附近。
 
Ben Bacon, an enthusiast2, studied thousands of images – pursuing a theory the marks could depict1 a lunar calendar linked to the animal's life cycles. The branching 'Y' sign, he postulated3, could mean giving birth.
本·培根是一位考古爱好者,他研究了数千幅壁画图像,并提出一种理论,即这些标记描绘了与动物生命周期有关的阴历。他推测,上方分支的 “Y” 形标记可能代表生育。
 
Bringing in academics and using statistical4 analysis, the team are shown striking correlations5 between the sequences and the months that such animals would have mated and given birth. They argue it's the first proto-writing system in human history.
通过邀请学术人员参与研究和使用统计分析,该考古团队发现,这些符号序列与动物的交配和分娩月份之间存在着显著的相关性。他们认为这是人类历史上第一套原始书写系统。

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1 depict Wmdz5     
vt.描画,描绘;描写,描述
参考例句:
  • I don't care to see plays or films that depict murders or violence.我不喜欢看描写谋杀或暴力的戏剧或电影。
  • Children's books often depict farmyard animals as gentle,lovable creatures.儿童图书常常把农场的动物描写得温和而可爱。
2 enthusiast pj7zR     
n.热心人,热衷者
参考例句:
  • He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
  • He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人,也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。
3 postulated 28ea70fa3a37cd78c20423a907408aaa     
v.假定,假设( postulate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container. 他们假定塑料容器的寿命为500年。
  • Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct. 弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。 来自辞典例句
4 statistical bu3wa     
adj.统计的,统计学的
参考例句:
  • He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table.他用统计表显示价格的波动。
  • They're making detailed statistical analysis.他们正在做具体的统计分析。
5 correlations 4a9b6fe1ddc2671881c9aa3d6cc07e8e     
相互的关系( correlation的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • One would expect strong and positive correlations between both complexes. 人们往往以为这两个综合体之间有紧密的正相关。
  • The correlations are of unequal value. 这些对应联系的价值并不相同。

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