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根据以下材料,回答题Archaeology,likemanyacademicwords,comesfromGreekandmeans,moreorless,"thestudyofoldthings".So,itisreallyapartofthestudyofhistory.However,mosthistoriansusepaper
evidence,suchasletters,paintingsandphotographs,butarchaeologists(考古学家)learnfromtheobjectsleftbehindbythehumansoflongago.Normally,thesearethehardmaterialsthatdon'tbreakdownordisappearveryquickly--thingslikehumanbonesandobjectsmadefromstoneandmetal.Itisveryunusualtofindanythingmorethanthehardevidenceofhistory--normally,thebacteriaintheaireatawayatsoftmaterials,likebodies,clothesandthingsmadeofwood.Occasionally,thingsaredifferent.
In1984,twomenmadeanamazingdiscoverywhileworkinginabogcalledLindowMoss,inthenorthofEngland.Abogisaverywetareaofearth,withalotofplantsgrowinginit.Itcanbelikea
verybigandverythickvegetablesoup--walkinthewrongplaceandyoucansinkanddisap-pearforever.Themenwereworkingwhenoneofthemsawsomethingstickingout--ahumanfoot!
Naturally,themencalledthepolice,whothenfoundtherestofthebody.Wasitacaseofmurder?
Possibly--buyitwasadeathnearlytwothousandyearsold.ThetwomenhadfoundabodyfromthetimeoftheRomaninvasionofBritain.Despitebeingsoold,thisbodyhadskin,muscles,hairandinternal
organs--thescientistswhoexaminedhimwereabletolookinsidetheman'sstomachandfindthefoodthathehadeatenforhislastmeal!
Whywasthismansowellpresented?Itwasbecausehewasinaverywateryenvironment,safefromthebacteriathatneedoxygentolive.Also,thewaterinthebogwasveryacidic.Theacidpre-servedtheman'sskininthewaythatanimalskinispreservedforleathercoatsandshoes.
Howdidhedie?Understandably,archaeologistsandotherscientistswantedtoknowmoreaboutthepersonthattheycalled"LindowMan".Hishandsandfingernailssuggestedthathehadn'tdone
heavymanualworkinthislife--hecouldhavebeenarichman.Theyfoundthathehadn'tdiedbyaccident.Thearchaeologistsbelievethathewassacrificedtothreedifferentgods.
Whichlanguagedoestheword"archaeology"comefrom? A.French.
B.Greek.
C.Roman.
D.German.
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