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Scientists dug up human remains from the Stonehenge dating back to about 5,000 years ago. To our surprise, people journeyed far to get to the Wessex site. These men and women potentially played a huge role in the construction of Stonehenge.

The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, reveals that a number of people buried at the Wessex monument originated from West Wales, which is also the source of the bluestones used in Stonehenge’s early construction.

According to a report from the University College London, scientists from Oxford and Belgium came together to analyze 25 of the burials dug in 2008. Many of them were buried around 3,000 BC, which is around the time when the bluestones were put up to form the Aubrey holes around Stonehenge. The famous stones weren’t built until 500 years later. The team used chemical isotope (同位素) analysis and radiocarbon dating (放射性碳年代测定法) the study and found out that at least 10 of the 25 individuals analyzed didn’t live near the Stonehenge site but in western Britain. This region includes West Wales, where the bluestones were sourced. Furthermore, the wood that was used to burn the bodies was also found to have come from different trees. Some of the pieces of trees come from trees in dense woodland, many of which are found in West Wales. Some of the individuals may have been cremated elsewhere before being buried in Stonehenge.

The researchers suggest that these prehistoric people may have been part of the sacred site’s early construction crew. They may have been the ones to transport the bluestone materials from the Preseli Mountains in West Wales. The findings are an interesting revelation, particularly since it means that there were significant interregional connections that existed as far back as 5,000 years ago. Even back then, in the Neolithic Period (新石器时代), human civilization had wide contacts and exchanges.

1. According to the text, some of the people buried at the Wessex monument came from .
A.the Wessex siteB.West Wales
C.dense woodlandD.the Stonehenge site
2. What can we learn from the third paragraph?
A.The Aubrey holes formed before Stonehenge.
B.The bodies were buried about 3000 years ago.
C.The research objects mostly lived near the Stonehenge site.
D.Stonehenge appeared around the Aubrey holes around 3000 BC.
3. What does the underlined word “cremated” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Hidden.B.Covered.C.Burned.D.Displayed.
4. Why did the buried people most probably come to Wessex?
A.To recall their past days.B.To see the local king.
C.To build Stonehenge.D.To transport the bluestone materials.
5. What does the study indicate?
A.Human contacts and exchanges began even a long time ago.
B.It is important to study the history of Stonehenge.
C.Wessex used to be a powerful country in Europe.
D.The early construction crew promoted interregional connections.
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