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Did you ever wish that you could foretell the future? Well, thousands of years ago, the people living in 1 is today Armenia thought they could. In the high mountains of the South Caucasus, archaeologists working at Gegharot have uncovered a fortune-telling center that 2 (date) back to the Late Bronze Age (1500-1200 B.C.). So far, three small shrines (圣地) have been unearthed, and each offers evidence of 3 (variety) methods local communities used in an attempt 4 (understand) the future.
The site of Gegharot is rather small in 5 (compare) with its neighbors. The Late Bronze Age in the South Caucasus was 6 era of centralization. Large new societies fought with one another 7 control of the region. The castle and western shrine at Gegharot are actually less than an acre in size. However, remains at the site are well preserved, thanks to destructive events that 8 (complete) destroyed it twice during its occupation.
The shrines at Gegharot offer archaeologists a rare glimpse into fortune-telling practices that would have been the closely 9 (guard) secrets. As work continues, archaeologists will learn more about these individuals and the techniques they used when they 10 (seek) to foretell the future.