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It had to be broken up like the body, or buried like the body, and we do have hundreds-if not thousands-of axes in Britain that appear to have been given that kind of treatment; buried in graves, deposited in ritual ceremonial enclosures, and even thrown into rivers."
它需要像尸體一樣被分解，或是像尸體一樣被埋葬。在英國曾有成百上千的斧頭被這樣處理:埋在墳?zāi)估铮旁诩漓氲膱龅乩铮蚴侨舆M河里。
That our axe has no signs of wear and tear is surely a consequence of the fact that its owners chose not to use it. This axe was designed to make a mark not on the landscape but in society, and its function was surely to be aesthetically pleasing. Its survival in such good condition suggests that people six thousand years ago found it just as beautiful as we do today. Our love of the expensive, the exquisite and the exotic, has a very long pedigree.
我們的斧頭全無使用過的痕跡，這一定是因為它的主人并不打算使用它。制造它的本意不是用來砍伐山林，而是要在社會中留下記號，發(fā)揮讓人愉快的美學功能。它保存得如此完好，表明六千年前的人們同我們一樣欣賞它的美麗。我們對奇珍異寶的喜愛確實由來已久。
