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科學(xué)家證實(shí)維京人將動(dòng)物帶到英國 Horses and dogs sailed with Vikings to Britain, say scientists

2023-02-27 22:16

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Horses and dogs sailed with Vikings to Britain, say scientists 科學(xué)家證實(shí)維京人將動(dòng)物帶到英國

根據(jù)科學(xué)家對(duì)遺骨的分析,從斯堪的納維亞航行到英國的維京人帶來了馬、狗甚至可能還有豬等動(dòng)物。

Archaeologists were excavating Britain's largest Scandinavian cremation mounds when they found the animal remains mixed in with humans. By using a technique called strontium isotope analysis, the scientists from Durham University could trace back the origin of the bones to Scandinavia. They say it's the first scientific evidence that animals travelled with the Vikings to England on their longboats.

考古學(xué)家在挖掘英國最大的斯堪的納維亞火葬墓冢時(shí),發(fā)現(xiàn)了混在人類遺骸中的動(dòng)物遺骸。通過使用一種名為鍶同位素分析的技術(shù),杜倫大學(xué)的科學(xué)家們可以將遺骨所屬個(gè)體的身份追溯至斯堪的納維亞。他們說,這是首個(gè)表明動(dòng)物隨維京人一同乘坐維京長船前往英國的科學(xué)證據(jù)。

The researchers suggest it was probably a wet, windy and uncomfortable trip that could have taken several weeks. A horse and dog were found in the same graves as humans. Scientists say this shows that the Vikings had a special relationship with the creatures, which were more like pets than animals for economic purposes like farming. Space would have been limited on the longboats, suggesting that a Viking leader chose his or her favourite animals to make the long journey to England.

研究人員表示,這可能是一次歷時(shí)數(shù)周、潮濕、多風(fēng)又不舒服的旅程。一匹馬和一條狗和人類在同一個(gè)墳?zāi)怪斜话l(fā)現(xiàn)??茖W(xué)家說,這表明維京人與這些動(dòng)物有著特殊的關(guān)系,這些動(dòng)物更像是他們的寵物,而非用于農(nóng)耕等經(jīng)濟(jì)目的的牲畜。維京長船上的空間本來就有限,這表明維京人的首領(lǐng)選擇了最心愛的動(dòng)物隨其一同踏上駛往英格蘭的漫長旅途。

詞匯表

archaeologists 考古學(xué)家
excavating 挖掘
cremation mounds 火葬墓冢
trace 追溯,查明…的源頭
longboats 維京長船
graves 墳?zāi)?br /> creatures 動(dòng)物
make the long journey 長途旅行

閱讀理解:請(qǐng)?jiān)谧x完上文后,回答下列問題。

1. Where did archaeologists find the bones of animals?

2. True or false? The animals travelled to England separately from their Viking owners.

3. What were conditions like on the journey to England?

4. What suggests that Viking leaders chose their favourite animals to take with them on the journey to England?

答案  

1. Where did archaeologists find the bones of animals?
They found them in cremation mounds where animal remains were mixed in with human remains.

2. True or false? The animals travelled to England separately from their Viking owners.
False. Scientific evidence shows that animals travelled with the Vikings to England on their longboats.

3. What were conditions like on the journey to England?
Research suggests it was probably a wet, windy and uncomfortable trip that could have taken several weeks.

4. What suggests that Viking leaders chose their favourite animals to take with them on the journey to England?
Space would have been limited on the longboats, meaning that a Viking leader would have had to choose a limited number of animals to take with them on the journey to England. That suggests the chosen animals would have been their favourite.   

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