2015-07-03 BBC:巨石阵行动:被埋藏的秘密-4

  Recently at a site only two kilomtres to the southeast, archaeologists have unearthed¹ the first traces of people living in the same period. It's a find that may finally answer why stonehenges located where it is.

   Here is the section through one of the most interesting trenches² dug in modern history. In fact we had all of the modern history in it. We've got a soil profile here which captures the very modern, this chalk layer from the 1960s dump from the road to go to the stonehenges.Underneath³ that we have a couple of platform surface which is post-medieval.We've got  some soil built here, but it's this lower bit that is really fascinating and interesting.It's sealed by a cobbled surface almost certainly put in by men sometime in history. That's brilliant because it's kept fourteen centimeters of intact ?archaeology⁴ full of work and bone, and I  actually can see there's a nice piece here. Yeah, that's a very nice piece. I think it's a little blade.

  The big question is what is so special about this place that people settling here, living here for a long time.

  The rich array of artifacts excavated⁵ from this site are striking clues as to what compelledthese ancient people to camp here.

1 unearthed   

出土的（考古）

参考例句：

• Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。

2 trenches   

深沟，地沟( trench的名词复数 )； 战壕

参考例句：

• life in the trenches 第一次世界大战期间的战壕生活
• The troops stormed the enemy's trenches and fanned out across the fields. 部队猛攻敌人的战壕，并在田野上呈扇形散开。

3 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

4 archaeology   

n.考古学

参考例句：

• She teaches archaeology at the university.她在大学里教考古学。
• He displayed interest in archaeology.他对考古学有兴趣。

5 excavated   

v.挖掘( excavate的过去式和过去分词 )；开凿；挖出；发掘

参考例句：

• The site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
• The archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress. 考古学家们发掘出一个古堡。 来自《简明英汉词典》