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When did it begin,
創世的第二個瞬間
that second moment of creation,
人類創造力的黎明
the dawning of human creativity?
是何時開始的呢
Where did it begin?
是從哪里開始的呢
It must have started in Africa
一定是從非洲開始的
where Homo sapiens first evolved about 200,000 years ago.
二十萬年前 那里首先進化出了智人
On South Africa's Cape Coast,
在南非的南海岸角
archaeologists have found evidence of human habitation
考古學家找到了大約十萬年前
stretching back around 100,000 years.
人類居住地的證據
In one of those caves, this was discovered.
在其中一個洞穴中發現了這個
77,000 years old,
七萬七千年的歷史
a piece of red ochre, a mineral naturally rich in iron,
一塊紅赭石 一種天然富含鐵的礦物
etched in a diamond pattern.
蝕刻著菱形圖案
The oldest deliberately decorative marks ever discovered.
這是迄今為止發現最早的裝飾性圖案
The pattern may have been a kind of language
這個圖案可能是某種語言
or a kind of number scoring,
或是某種計數方法
but it's hard to see them as serving any functional need
但看不出是用作
connected with shelter or sustenance.
和吃住相關的功能性需求
