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Treasurein Sunken Ships
Of the tens of thousands of ships on the ocean bottom, only ahandful, less than 1 percent, contain negotiable treasure, such as goldand jewels. Most give us a different priceless treasure -- history. A sunkenship lies in trust, preserved in the airless environment of the sea andthose in deep water are especially well protected. No dry land sitesanywhere -- except perhaps Egyptian tombs -- are in a better state ofpreservation than a vessel deep in the ocean. A sunken ship,therefore, can be a rare window through which a moment in time is glimpsed.
This is not to imply that sunken ships are alwaysfound intact. Most ships break up on the way down, hit the bottom at about 100miles per hour, and become a chaotic, confusing jumble. I recall the chagrin ofa novice diver who, after surfacing from an underwater tour of a 400-footship, asked his diving buddy, "Where was the wreck?" It takesexperience to actually know a sunken ship when one seesit. But no matter what its condition on the way down, a shipdeteriorates much more slowly as it sinks deeper into protective layers ofsand and mud. Ancient vessels have been found in remarkably good condition. In1977 a group of marine archaeologists excavating a 900-year-old wreck recoveredengraved glassware. Greek coins, bronze kettles, and amazingly, Greek jarscontaining seeds, almonds, and lentils -- even a plate with chicken bones.
全文翻譯：沉船中的寶藏
在數(shù)以萬計(jì)的海底沉船中，只有極少數(shù)，不到百分之一的沉船上有可流 通的財(cái)富，如黃金和珠寶。多數(shù)沉船提供給我們的是另一種無價(jià)的財(cái)富--歷史。沉船被海 洋中沒有空氣的環(huán)境保管起來，躺在深水中的船只被保存得尤其完好。大概除了埃及金字 塔外，陸地上沒有哪些遺跡比深海沉船保存得更完好了。
因此，每一只沉船便成為我們探 視歷史的一扇難得的窗戶。但這并不是說沉船被發(fā)現(xiàn)時(shí)都完好無損。 大多數(shù)船只在下沉過 程中就已破碎，并以每小時(shí) 100 英里的速度撞擊海底，因此成為亂糟糟的一團(tuán)。我至今仍記得一位潛水新手造訪一艘 400 英尺長(zhǎng)的海底沉船后浮出水面時(shí)的懊喪神情。他問他的潛水伙伴："沉船在哪兒?" 看到沉船時(shí)能知道這是一只沉船是需要經(jīng)驗(yàn)的。但不管船在下沉?xí)r狀況如何，當(dāng)它下沉到海底具有保護(hù)作用的泥沙層后，船體的朽爛速度比在陸地上要慢得多。人們?cè)诤５装l(fā)現(xiàn)過保存異常完好的古船。1977年，一群海洋考古學(xué)家們?cè)诎l(fā)掘一只有 900 年歷史的沉船時(shí)，找到了雕花玻璃器皿、希臘硬幣、青銅水壺，并令人吃驚地發(fā)現(xiàn)一些盛有種子、杏仁和扁豆等東西的希臘罐子，甚至找到一個(gè)盛有雞骨的盤子。
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