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标题: Fw: [英中] Ancient Underground Network
时间: Wed Jun 26 01:09:03 2013
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标题: [英中] Ancient Underground Network
时间: Fri Jun 14 01:42:38 2013
原文出处：
http://ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/extensive-ancient-underground-network-discovered-scotland-turkey-00540
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11 JUNE, 2013 - 03:03 APRILHOLLOWAY
Extensive Ancient Underground Network Discovered From Scotland to Turkey
从苏格兰到土耳其都有发掘到大量古代地下网络
Archaeologists uncovered thousands of Stone Age underground tunnels, stretching
across Europe from Scotland to Turkey, perplexing researchers as to their
original purpose.
考古学家们发掘了数以千计的石器时代地下隧道，范围从苏格兰到土耳其横跨整个欧洲，
它们的原始用途令研究者感到困惑。
German archaeologist Dr Heinrich Kusch, in his book ‘Secrets of the
Underground Door to an Ancient World’ revealed that tunnels were dug under
literally hundreds of Neolithic settlements all over Europe and the fact that
so many tunnels have survived 12,000 years indicates that the original network
must have been huge.
德国考古学家 Dr. Heinrich Kusch 在"通往古代世界之地下门的秘密"一书中，揭示了
这些隧道在欧洲各地的上百个新石器时代居地被挖掘，而这么多的隧道在经过12,000年
后还存在，更显示原始的网络必定是相当庞大。
'In Bavaria in Germany alone we have found 700metres of these underground
tunnel networks. In Styria in Austria we have found 350metres,' he said.
'Across Europe there were thousands of them - from the north in Scotland
down to the Mediterranean.
"光是在德国的巴伐利亚我们就发现了七百公尺的地下隧道网。而在奥地利的斯蒂利亚
我们也发现了三百五十公尺" 他说，"在欧洲各地有数以千计的地下隧道，从苏格兰北部
一直到地中海"。
The tunnels are quite small, measuring only 70cm in width, which is just enough
for a person to crawl through. In some places there are small rooms, storage
chambers and seating areas.
这些隧道很小，宽度仅有七十公分，只足够让一个人爬行通过。在某些地方则有小房间，
石室，以及座位区。
The Stone Age was the first of the three-age system of archaeology, which
divides human technological prehistory into three periods: The Stone Age,
The Bronze Age, The Iron Age. The transition out of the Stone Age occurred
between 6000 BC and 2500 BC for much of humanity living in North Africa and
Eurasia. While many believe Stone Age humans were primitive, incredible
discoveries such as the 12,000 year-old temple called Gobekli Tepe in Turkey,
the pyramids of Egypt and other structures such as Stonehenge, which
demonstrate extremely advanced astronomical knowledge indicates that they were
not as primitive as many believe.
石器时代是考古学三时代系统中的第一个时代，这个系统将人类技术的史前时代发展分为
三个时期：石器时代，铜器时代，铁器时代。大多数居住于北非以及欧亚大陆的人类，在
西元前六千年到西元前两千五百年之间脱离了石器时代。虽然许多人相信石器时代的人类
非常的原始未开化，各种惊人发现像是具一万两千年历史的土耳其哥贝克力石阵，埃及
的金字塔，以及其他建物如展示极度先进天文学知识的巨石阵等等，都透露了他们其实
并不像许多人所想的那么落后。
The discovery of a vast network of tunnels indicates that Stone Age humans
were not just spending their days hunting and gathering. However, the real
purpose of the tunnels is still a matter of speculation. Some experts believe
they were a way of protecting man from predators while others believe they
were a way for people to travel safely, sheltered from harsh weather conditions
or even wars and violence. However, at this stage scientists are only able to
guess, as the tunnels have not yet revealed all their secrets of the past.
广大隧道网络的发掘，显示了石器时代的人类并不是只有狩猎及采集过日子。不过
这些隧道的实际用途还只是推测的结果。有些专家认为这是保护人们免于掠夺者的
方式，有些则认为是让人们能够安全的旅行，免于严酷的气候，甚至是战争及暴力。
然而在这个阶段，科学家们只能够猜测，毕竟这些隧道还没有揭露出所有过往的秘密。
By April Holloway