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【原文·外刊阅读】

Two ancient shipwrecks in South China Sea mark new chapter

in high-tech deep-sea archaeology

（文章来源：Global Times）

Thousands of meters under the South China

Sea, two ancient shipwrecks carrying numerous

­cultural relics had "slept" for hundreds of years

before they were discovered by Chinese

archaeologists in 2022. The find stunned the whole

world.

The two shipwrecks were discovered at a depth

of about 1,500 meters using the submersible Shenhai Yongshi, or Deep Sea Warrior, in October 2022. The relics

are in piles in various compartments; the highest pile is more than three meters high.

The No.1 wreck mainly contains porcelain wares, roughly more than 100,000 pieces dating back to the reign

of the Zhengde Emperor (1506-1521) of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

The No.2 shipwreck mainly contains a large number of wood logs, most of which have been processed.

Through a preliminary study, it was determined that the ship was loaded with cargo and had sailed from overseas to

China. It dates back to the reign of the Hongzhi Emperor (1488-1505) of the Ming Dynasty, according to China's

National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA).

"The wrecks are both relatively well-preserved and a large number of relics have been uncovered," Yan

­Yalin, director of the archaeology department of NCHA, said at a press conference held Sunday in Sanya, South

China's Hainan Province.

"The well-preserved relics are of high historical, scientific and artistic value. It may constitute a world-class

deep-sea archaeological discovery," he added.

Song Jianzhong, head of the archaeological project and a researcher at the National Centre for Archaeology,

told the Global Times on Monday that in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, China often imported timber from

Southeast Asia. He explained that the timber was usually used to build buildings, like the palace of the emperor.

However, further research is needed to uncover more details.

On Saturday, officials from NCHA embarked on a landmark deep-sea archaeological investigation of the

No.1 shipwreck by establishing a permanent underwater mapping foundation in the southwest corner of the

shipwreck site and conducting preliminary searches, according to NCHA.

【原创·语法填空】

Two ancient sunken ships 1 (carry) a large amount of cultural relics slept for hundreds of years at

2 (discover) by Chinese the bottom of the South China Sea, several kilometers away, until they

archaeologists in 2022. This discovery shocked the world. These two sunken ships were discovered in October

2022 using the Deep Sea Warrior submersible at a 3 (deep) of approximately 1500 meters. Cultural

4 relics are stacked in different compartments; The tallest pile is three meters high. The No. 1 sunken ship

(main) collects porcelain, with approximately 100000 pieces, dating back 5 the reign of Emperor

Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty (1506-1521) (1368-1644). The No. 2 sunken ship mainly contains a large amount of

6 (log), most of 7 have been processed. Through preliminary research, 8 was

determined that the ship was loaded with goods and was sailing from overseas to China. According to the National

Administration for Cultural Heritage (NCHA) of China, it can be traced back to the reign of Emperor Hongzhi of

the Ming Dynasty (1488-1505). According to NCHA, on Saturday, officials from NCHA 9 (begin) a

landmark deep-sea archaeological survey of the No. 1 sunken ship, establishing a permanent underwater surveying

foundation in the southwest corner of the sunken ship site, 10 conducting preliminary searches.

【原创·阅读理解】

1. What do we know about the sinking ship No.1?

A. It was built earlier than the sinking ship No.2.

B. It carries a large amount of porcelain.

C. Its history can be traced back to the early 15th century.

D. Its discovery was achieved by foreign inspection teams.

2. What is Yan Yalin's attitude towards the discovery of these two sunken ships?

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