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次の英文の(1)〜(3)を日本語に訳しなさい。
Have you ever wondered where we get our information about people and cultures of the distant past? How do we know about the people of ancient Rome? How do we know that prehistoric people made tools? Where do the facts about these people come from?
Many of the facts come from archaeology. Archaeology is the scientific study of the people, customs, and life of ancient times. By studying the remains of ancient cities, including tools, weapons, pottery, and other objects, archaeologists are able to form a picture of what life was like in the distant past. We know, for example, about ancient Roman people because archaeologists have found and discovered Roman ruins. (1)We also know about the people in prehistoric times because archaeologists have discovered sites where they once lived.
But how complete is our picture of the lives of ancient people? Imagine archaeologists a thousand years in the future uncovering the following articles from the present time: a wristwatch, a videocasette, a plastic cup from a fast food restaurant, a skateboard, and a toothbrush. (2)What conclusions do you think future scientists could make about our lives in the present day? Any conclusions would be based only on the objects found. (3)With so few objects to study, they could not develop a very clear picture of what present-day life is like. For the same reason, modern scientists have generally not been able to get a complete picture of daily life in ancient times.
*archaeology: 考古学
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