On the other side of the world in Central America, 而在世界另一边的中美洲 another culture would face a set of ecological conditions 另一个文明面对的生态环境 that seemed far more hospitable. 看起来就宜人多了 The Mayans l...
And they all brought a flourish 他们也随之带来了 of their own cultural styles with them. 自己民族的文化样式 Most of the art discovered here has been taken to museums, 大部分在此发现的艺术品已被送至博物馆 but what su...
So the Nabataeans started as navigators and pilots, if you like, 为了这种珍货 纳巴泰人 for this precious cargo, 首先开始担任向导 went on to be full-service providers, 然后提供全方位的服务 and then thought, Well, 后来他们...
More amazing still, 更令人惊讶的是 this place was built by people who were nomads 建造此地的人在公元前四世纪 when they first arrived here in the fourth century before Christ. 首次来到这里时还是游牧民族 The Nabataeans...
This is Petra where the sheer improbability of its location 这就是佩特拉 空前绝后的地理位置 was also the secret of its spectacular flourishing. 也是它繁荣壮大的秘诀 The reason why this tomb 这座古墓能从 endured and surv...
There were scores of masks, 那里出土了大量面具 There were giant masks 有些体积巨大 which probably stood in some sort of temple. 可能被安放在某种神殿内 There were little itty-bitty masks, 也有些非常小巧的 There were m...
It sets something running in European culture. 它在欧洲文化的血脉中流传 This Mycenaean love of guts and glory 迈锡尼文明对勇武与荣耀的爱 and the Mycenaeans themselves, along with the Minoans, 以及迈锡尼人自己都将与米...
This goes straight from 它直接将我们从公元前1450年 1450 BC to action movies. 带到了动作大片里 Look at those rippling biceps. 看看那隆起的二头肌 Look at those muscles. 看看那些肌肉 Look at those tense bodies. 看看他们...
One of the objects found in the grave - 发掘出的一件物品 tiny, not quite 1.5 inches long - 很小 不足3.8厘米 was crusted in mud and minerals. 当时被泥土和矿物层层裹住 Once cleaned, it forces us to rethink everything 而它清理...
The craftsmanship on all of them is stunning. 所有的物件都巧夺天工 And they all have their own story to tell. 而且它们都各有故事可以诉说 They're very much like the iconography 它们拥有和你在克里特岛上发现的 that...