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And animals continue to provide the models
動物們一直是
for gods and monsters.
神明和怪獸的原型
This gorgeous goat, also from Ur,
這只同樣來自烏爾的華麗的山羊
drew materials from far and wide.
是由來自四面八方的材料描繪而成的
White shells were from the Red Sea,
來自紅海的白色貝殼
the blue lapis lazuli from far Afghanistan,
來自遙遠的阿富汗的藍色青金巖
and the gold leaf was the work of local goldsmiths.
還有當地金匠制成的金葉子
Around 4,500 years ago,
大約四千五百年前
in the islands of the Eastern Mediterranean,
在地中海東部的島嶼上
migrants from Western Asia
西亞移民
seeded Europe's first great civilisation,
播下了歐洲第一個偉大文明的種子
the culture of the Minoans.
也就是米諾斯文明
Its ruins are everywhere
從克里特島到愛琴海諸島
on Crete and on the islands of the Aegean.
它的遺址遍布各處
This must have been a fishing village.
這里曾經一定是一個漁村
You can almost hear the bustle.
你幾乎可以聽見那時的喧囂
