Archaeologists have long thought that stone ships served as graves for one or several individuals, and have even been viewed as death ships【C1】 1to take the dead to living eternally. However, a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows a different picture. It suggests Bronze Age stone monuments in the form of ships were built by sailors as a symbol of their practices at sea.
The study indicates that the stone ships and the activities that took place there point to people who were【C2】 2focused on practices at sea. Details found within the stone structures show they were built to【C3】 3real ships. The stone ships offer up【C4】 4about the ship-building techniques of the time and about the ships that sailed on the Baltic Sea during the Bronze Age.
"These consist of areas that resemble hill forts and are located near easily【C5】 5points in the landscape—that is, near well-known waterways leading inland," Wehlin, head of the team, said. "While these areas have previously been thought to be much younger, recent age【C6】 6have dated them to the Bronze Age."
Archaeologists have believed that bronze was【C7】 7to Scandinavia from the south, and recent analyses have helped confirm this【C8】 8However, the people who distributed the bronze objects are【C9】 9addressed in these thoughts.
"One reason why the meeting places of the Bronze Age are not discussed very often is that we haven't been able to find them," Wehlin said. "This is in【C10】 10contrast to the trading places of the Viking Age, which have been easy to locate as they left behind such rich archaeological material."
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E)determinations F)clues G)anticipated H)inquiries
I)intended J)approximately K)accessible L)notion
M)inevitable N)immense O)imported 【C1】