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Lesson 3
Anunknowngoddess
无名女神
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
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Howdidthearchaeologistsknowthatthestatuewasagoddess?
Sometimeago, aninterestingdiscoverywasmadebyarchaeologistsontheAegeanislandofKea. AnAmericanteamexploredatemplewhichstandsinanancientcityonthepromontoryofAyiaIrini. Thecityatonetimemusthavebeenprosperous, foritenjoyedahighlevelofcivilization. Houses -- oftenthreestoreyshigh -- werebuiltofstone. Theyhadlargeroomswithbeautifullydecoratedwalls. Thecitywasevenequippedwithadrainagesystem, foragreatmanyclaypipeswerefoundbeneaththenarrowstreets.
ThetemplewhichthearchaeologistsexploredwasusedasaplaceofworshipfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C. untilRomantimes. Inthemostsacredroomofthetemple, clayfragmentsoffifteenstatueswerefound. Eachoftheserepresentedagoddessandhad, atonetime, beenpainted. ThebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsdatingfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C. It'smissingheadhappenedtobeamongremainsofthefifthcenturyB.C. ThisheadmusthavebeenfoundinClassicaltimesandcarefullypreserved. Itwasveryoldandpreciouseventhen. Whenthearchaeologistsreconstructedthefragments, theywereamazedtofindthatthegoddessturnedouttobeaverymodern-lookingwoman. Shestoodthreefeethighandherhandsrestedonherhips. Shewaswearingafull-lengthskirtwhichswepttheground. Despitehergreatage, shewasverygracefulindeed, but, sofar, thearchaeologistshavebeenunabletodiscoverheridentity.