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1、Unit5Meetingyourancestors(Workbook)READINGTASKAGREATARCHAEOLOGICALDISCOVERYINTHE20thCENTURYThiswasoneofthemostimportantarchaeologicaldiscoveriesofthe20thcentury.Itsfindwasasdramaticandexcitingasthediscoveryitself.Hereisthestory.ThefirsthintThefirsthintthatledtothediscoveryofthetom
2、bofKingTutankhamunwasonNovember4th,1922.HowardCarter,theexcavator,notedinhisdiary:“Atabout10amIdiscoveredunderneaththefirsthutthefirststepoftheentrancetothetomb…Itseemedlikeastaircase(楼梯)toatombofthetypeofthe18thDynastybutnothingmorecouldbediscoveredtilltherubbishwasclearedaway.’’
3、ThenextdayCarterandhisteamremovedtherubbishfromthestaircasetofindtheremainsofadoorwaythatwasstillfastened.Thiswasverysignificantasitwasclearlyatombofsomebodyimportant,andithadnotbeenrobbed.Henoticedsomeofthewallhadfallenawayandwhenhelookedinside,hesawacorridorcompletelyfilledwiths
4、tonesandrubbish.OnNovember26th,1922Carter’scolleaguesfromEnglandcametoseewhathehadfound.Theystartedtoremovetherubbishfromthecorridor.ThefindWhenCartergottothesecondsealeddoorway,hemadeasmallholetoseewhatwasinsidethatroomorpassageway(antechamber—aroominfrontofanimportantroom)andput
5、acandleinsidetogetabetterview.Everyonewithhimwaitedeagerly.Hewidenedtheholeandlettheotherslookinsidetoo.Inhisdiaryhedescribestheirastonishmentatthemarvelous(绝妙的)collectionoftreasures.Theyincluded:twostrangeblackstatuesoftheking,wearinggoldshoesandcarryingroyalinsignia(徽章);goldchai
6、rsdecoratedwiththeheadsofanimalsandgods;beautifullypaintedboxes:flowers;vasesdecoratedwithsomebeautifulflowerdesigns;strangeblackboxes;whitechests;agoldenseatforthePharaoh(法老)andlastlyacartmadeofgold.Theirfirstimpressionwasofaroomfilledwithtreasurefromanothercivilization.Theyfelta
7、mazement,shockandsurprise,andtheycouldn'thelpaskingthemselves,“WasitacollectionhiddenfromthievesorthedoorwaytoaPharaoh’stomb?”ThetombOnFebruary17thofthenextyeartheyeventuallycametowhatallarchaeologistsdreamof—anunopenedtombofanEgyptianPharaoh.Theroomorburialchamberwiththeking’sbod
8、ycontainedboxesofallshapesandsize
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