Dry Weather Uncovers Stone Designs under Amazon River

2023-10-30 18:35:53来源:网络

Dry Weather Uncovers Stone Designs under Amazon River

干燥的天气揭示了亚马逊河下的石头设计

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  By John Russell

  29 October 2023

  Human faces cut into stone up to 2,000 years ago have again been found on a rocky area along the Amazon River in northern Brazil.

  The stone carvings appeared as a result of a big drop in water levels because of dry weather in parts of northern Brazil.

  People had reported some of the rock carvings before during periods when water levels were low. But now a greater number have been identified. That will help researchers establish the history of the carvings, researcher Jaime de Santana Oliveira said recently.

  "The engravings are prehistoric, or precolonial. We cannot date them exactly but based on evidence of human occupation of the area, we believe they are about 1,000 to 2,000 years old," Oliveira said.

  The rocky area is on the north shore of the Amazon near the place where the Rio Negro River joins the Amazon.

  Oliveira said the carvings were first seen in 2010, but this year's drought has been more severe than earlier dry periods. The Rio Negro's levels dropped 15 meters since July, uncovering large areas of rocks and sand where there had been no beaches.

  "This time we found not just more carvings, but the sculpture of a human face cut into the rock," said Oliveira, who works for the Brazilian government's National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute. The organization oversees the care of historic places in Brazil.

  I'm John Russell.

  Suamy Beydoun reported on this story for Reuters. John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English.

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  作者:约翰·拉塞尔

  2023年10月29日

  2000年前雕刻在石头上的人脸再次在巴西北部亚马逊河沿岸的岩石地区被发现。

  这些石雕的出现是由于巴西北部部分地区天气干燥导致水位大幅下降的结果。

  在水位低的时候,人们已经报道过一些岩石雕刻。但是现在更多的已经被确认。研究员杰米·德·桑塔纳·奥利维拉最近说,这将有助于研究人员确定这些雕刻的历史。

  其中一个区域显示了岩石上光滑的标记,被认为是欧洲定居者到来之前,土著人曾经磨利他们的武器,如箭和矛的地方。

  “这些雕刻是史前的,或者说是前殖民时期的。奥利韦拉说:“我们无法确定它们的确切年代,但根据人类占领该地区的证据,我们认为它们大约有1000至2000年的历史。”。

  洛基地区位于亚马逊的北岸,靠近里奥内格罗河与亚马逊河的汇合处。

  奥利维拉说,这些雕刻首次出现在2010年,但今年的干旱比以前的干旱时期更加严重。自7月份以来,内格罗河的水位下降了15米,露出了原本没有海滩的大面积岩石和沙子。

  “这一次我们不仅发现了更多的雕刻,还发现了刻在岩石上的人脸雕塑,”为巴西政府的国家历史和艺术遗产研究所工作的奥利维拉说。该组织监督巴西历史遗迹的保护。

  我是约翰·拉塞尔。

  Suamy Beydoun为路透社报道了这个故事。约翰·拉塞尔将其改编为美国之音英语学习节目。

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  这个故事中的词语

  carving –n. 用特殊工具从木头或石头上切割下来的图案

  indigenous –adj. 本地人或事物,自然地生活在那里

  engraving – n. 在石头或木头表面切割东西的艺术

  shore – n. 水域(如海洋、湖泊等)边缘的陆地。)

  drought – n. 很少下雨或不下雨的一段长时间


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