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THEFEAST 18 000BC 周福军 Warmingup Wheredidmyancestorlive Ingroupsoffourhaveadiscussionaboutwhereyourancestorsliveandwhyandshareyouropinionswiththewholeclass Reading ReadthetextTHEFEAST 18 000BConpage43 Cutthesentenceintothoughtgroupsblackenthepredicates darkentheconnectivesunderlinealltheusefulcollocations Findingcollocationsandmakingsentences beworriedabout turnforhomewiththecustomoffamilygroupsgatheratdifferentsitesforreunionsfollow across ifonly agreathonourtodo feelproudapplaudone schoicelookaheadfeelworriedaccelerateone swalkupthepathto inwaitfor reachone sdestinationadelicioussmellarrestone sprogressfilltheairbecomedizzywithhungerprepare overthefirebescoopedupby smilewithrelief havealargelongface withstronglypronouncedeyebrowsandcheekbonescarry overone sshoulderpush at gooutsidegotoacornerofthecavepullout inapile hit hardontheedgenowandthencutupscrapethefishpass to arrivefor smiletooneselfgooutof Readingmoreaboutmanof18 000BC InOctoberof2004 scientistsannouncedthediscoveryofanewspeciesthatshockedtheworld Anewhuman likespecies adwarfedrelativewholivedjust18 000yearsagointhecompanyofpygmyelephantsandgiantlizards hadbeendiscoveredonFloresIslandinIndonesia Skeletalremainsshowthatthehominids HomoFloresiensis nicknamed hobbits bysomeoftheirdiscoverers wereonlyonemetertall hadabrainone thirdthesizeofthatofmodernhumans andlivedonanisolatedislandlongafterHomoSapienshadmigratedthroughtheSouthPacificregion HomosapiensandtheHobbitslivedonthesameislandforatleast20 000yearsandsurelywouldhavemadecontactwitheachother TheseHobbitshuntedpony sizedelephantsandratsasbigasdogsandbattledKomododragonswithsalivalacedtongueswithdeadlybacteria TheislandwasapartoftheMalayArchipelago astringofmysterioustropicalislands hometoorangutans giantturtles andrarebirdsandapparently hobbits ThelocalsonFloresIslandtalkofasmallhairyhuman likeanimal theycallEbuGogo ThelegendsrelatingtotheEbuGogoaresomewhatdetailedandmayrepresentafolkmemoryofapreviousinhabitant ItisheldbythepeopleofFloresthattheEbuGogowerealivewhentheDutcharrived300yearsagoandsomesaythattheysurvivedasrecentlyas100yearsagobutarenownolongerseen Sothatleadsustothequestion dohobbitsstillexist WithhundredsofsimilarislandsintheMalayArchipelagoitseemsthatitisquitepossiblethatwearenotaloneonthisearth SpeakingandwritingaboutSanxingduiTurntopage44 Lookatthesephotos WhereisthesiteofSanxingdui ThesiteofSanxingduiislocatedinthecityofGuanghan 40kmfromChengdu SichuanProvince Whyisitfamous Becauseitisrecognizedasoneofthemostimportantancientremainsintheworldforitsvastsize lengthyperiodandenrichedculturalcontents Whenwasitdiscovered Whowasthediscover ThefirstSanxingduirelicswerediscoveredbyafarmerin1929 Howlongdidtheexcavationlast Theexcavationhascontinuedeversince1929 Duringthisperiod generationsofarchaeologistshaveworkedonthediscoveryandresearchoftheSanxingduiculture Whathappenedin1986 In1986 twomajorsacrificialpitswerefoundandtheyarousedwidespreadacademicattentionaroundtheworld HowaretheSanxingduifinds TheSanxingduifindsareexciting buttheyremainenigmatic Notextshavebeenfound noristhereanymentionofthiscultureintherecordsofothercountries AnalysisofleadandotherelementsinthebronzesindicatessourcessimilartothoseofotherculturesalongthelowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiver Atthispoint however theuniqueculturethatproducedtheseartifactsremainsamystery Writingastheydo THEDINNERTOBEPREPAREDWorriedaboutthepreparationsforherdinner WangHuamingquicklyturnedforhome withhiscollectionofstamps andancientcoins Itwasthecustomoffamilygroups toseparate andthen gatheragain atdifferenthomes forreunions astheylivedoninthisvillageinthemountain Ifonly itcouldbejustlikelastyear Then hehadbeensohappy whenhismotherchosehissister shome asthereunionplaceofherchildren Hewasthebestcooker inthefamilies anditwasagreathonour tobechosen Hehadfeltsoproud ashismothercalledhim Ifonlyhehadlookedahead andplannedbetter Then hewouldn thavebeenfeelingsoworried WangHuamingacceleratedhiswalk uptheroad tohishome fearingthattheremightnotbewater inwaitforhiminhishome Hehadalmostreachedhisdestination whenalowvoice arrestedhisprogress andhestopped Itfilledtheair surroundinghim andhissenses becamedizzy withfears Hecouldseeabeggarlyingunderatreeinfrontofhim Abruptly hestopped onlytobescoopedup bythebeggar slaughingandshouting WangHuamingsmiledwithrelief Itwasgood tohaveabeggarsmilingatyou Justthen atallman cameup behindhim Hehadalarge longface withstronglypronouncedeyebrows andcheekbones Overhisshoulder hecarriedseveralbags WangHuamingsmiled andgavesomecakestothebeggar whosmiledandwentaway tobeginhisdinner WangHuamingwentuptohishomeonthethirdfloor Hestartedmakingmealsforthefamilymembers Theywerecomingsoon Homework writinganadfortheSanxingduisite Sanxingduiissofamousthatmillionsofvisitorscometoityearly Butstillsomepeoplelivingfarawayfromithavenoideaofit Nowwriteanadforittoattractmorevisitorstoit WelcometoSanxingduiTheSanxingduicultureoccurredbetween2800B C to800B C fromNeolithicage DragonHillculturetotheendofShangandearlyZhouperiod ThesiteofSanxingdui locatedatthecityofGuanghan 40kmfromChengdu Sichuanprovince People sRepublicofChina isrecognizedasthemostimportantancientremainsoftheSichuanregionforitsvastsize longlastingperiodandenrichedculturalcontents ThefirstSanxingduirelicswerediscoveredbyafarmerin1929andinthenextseventyyearsmorewereexcavated Duringthisperiod generationsofarchaeologistsworkedonthediscoveryandunderstandingoftheSanxingduiculture In1986 twomajorsacrificialpitswerefoundandtheyarousedwidespreadatt