Scientists Discover Stonehenge-like Circle in Denmark
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Danish researchers have announced the discovery of a collection of wooden pieces placed in a circle that are believed to date back thousands of years ago.
丹麦研究人员宣布发现了一系列围成圆圈的木片，据信这些木片的历史可以追溯到数千年前。
The team says the wood pieces and some other objects were found during building work in the northwestern Danish town of Aars. The discovery led the researchers to suggest the people who placed the wooden pieces might have been linked to a group who built Britain’s famous Stonehenge stone structure.
研究小组表示，这些木片和其他一些物品是在丹麦西北部小镇奥尔斯的建筑工程中发现的。 这一发现使研究人员认为放置这些木件的人可能与建造英国著名的巨石阵石头结构的一群人有关。
A total of 45 ancient wood pieces were discovered underground last week during building, or construction, work. The pieces formed a circle about 30 meters across.
上周，在建筑施工过程中，在地下总共发现了 45 块古代木片。 这些碎片形成了一个直径约30米的圆圈。
In an email to the French news agency AFP, Sidsel Wahlin of the town’s Vesthimmerlands museum described the discovery as “a once in a lifetime find.” The circle "points to a strong connection with the British henge world," she added.
在给法国新闻社法新社的一封电子邮件中，该镇韦西默兰博物馆的西塞尔·瓦林 (Sidsel Wahlin) 将这一发现描述为“一生一次的发现”。 她补充说，这个圆圈“表明与英国巨石阵世界有着密切的联系”。
The British Museum says on its website the first stones placed at Stonehenge, in southern England, are believed to have started arriving there around 3000 BC.
大英博物馆在其网站上表示，第一批放置在英格兰南部巨石阵的石头据信是在公元前 3000 年左右开始运抵那里的。
The Danish researchers said they were also looking to see whether an inner circle might also exist where the wooden pieces were found.
丹麦研究人员表示，他们还在寻找发现木片的地方是否也存在内圈。
Wahlin noted that in the past, other wood circles had been found on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. But Wahlin said the circle in Aars was "the first one of this larger type that we can properly investigate.” Archeologists working at the building site also found an ancient settlement that included a leader’s grave and a bronze sword.
瓦林指出，过去在波罗的海的丹麦博恩霍尔姆岛也曾发现过其他木圈。 但瓦林表示，奥尔斯的圆圈是“我们可以适当调查的第一个较大类型的圆圈”。 在建筑工地工作的考古学家还发现了一个古老的定居点，其中包括一位领导人的坟墓和一把青铜剑。
Wahlin said her team was still carrying out detailed work in the area in an effort to estimate the age and purpose of the materials.
瓦林说，她的团队仍在该地区进行详细工作，以估计这些材料的年龄和用途。
In particular, the archeologists are now searching for religious-connected materials known as "ritual deposits."
特别是，考古学家现在正在寻找与宗教有关的材料，称为“仪式沉积物”。
These might include flint arrow heads and small knives or daggers.
这些可能包括燧石箭头和小刀或匕首。
Wahlin said the researchers will continue looking for links between the Aars site and other groups, such as those who built Stonehenge. She added the influence of other groups had already been found in some objects and graves found in Denmark.
瓦林表示，研究人员将继续寻找奥尔斯遗址与其他群体（例如建造巨石阵的群体）之间的联系。 她补充说，在丹麦发现的一些物品和坟墓中已经发现了其他群体的影响。
John Russell adapted this story based on an AFP report. ___________________________________________________________ henge – n. a kind of circular Bronze Age structure type – n. a particular kind or group ritual – n. an activity or set of actions always done in the same way or at the same time, sometimes as part of a religion deposit – n. something laid down
约翰·拉塞尔根据法新社的报道改编了这个故事。 ___________________________________________________________ 亨格 - n.一种圆形青铜时代结构 类型 – n.特定种类或群体 仪式 – n.总是以相同方式或同时进行的一项或一组行动，有时作为宗教的一部分 存款 – n.放下的东西