In other words, these forms are what we call 'archaic', meaning they're not in active use anymore, other than in either religious or ancient texts, or as they appear in literature and other forms of writing from previous centuries.

换句话说，这种词语我们称之为古英语。现已经不常用了。除非是宗教或是古文籍中，又或者出现文学作品和若干世纪前的文体中。

And archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the earliest known temple in a sacrifice altar dedicated to the pre-Aztec god Xipe Totec, or Flayed Lord.

墨西哥考古学家某祭坛中发现了最早的寺庙，该寺庙是为了供奉古文明阿兹特克的神明希佩托特，也就是剥皮之主。

So that leads us to the question what was there about this pattern that this ancient culture found so important that they put it on their most important building?

这就引出了一个问题：这个图案有什么特别之处，让这个古文明都认为它重要要最重要的建筑物上面呢？

" So these are children's stories? " asked Hermione, bending against over the runes.

“那么这书里写的都是童话喽？”赫敏又埋头那些古文字中去了。

Oh, I'm an anthropologist. I study ancient peoples and cultures.

我是一名人类学家，我研究古人和古文化。

The stone Pensieve lay in the cabinet where it had always been. Harry heaved it onto the desk and poured Snape's memories into the wide basin with its runic markings around the edge.

冥想盆还柜子里的老地方。哈利把冥想盆端桌子上，将斯内普的记忆倒进边上刻着古文字的盆里。

He bent down, slid back a catch and took from inside it the shallow stone basin, carved with runes around the edges, in which Harry had seen his father tormenting Snape.

他弯下身子。抽下门闩从里面取出了一个浅底的石盆，石盆的边缘刻有古文字，就是这石盆的里面，哈利曾见自己的父亲捉弄斯内普。

And now, scientists are unlocking more secrets about this ancient civilization with the discovery of 417 cities dating back to 2,000 years ago, said The Washington Post.

据华盛顿邮报报道，近日，科学家发现了 417 座两千年以前的玛雅城市遗址，进一步解开了玛雅古文明埋藏的秘密。

The Songze culture (5,800-5,300 years ago), named after the Songze ancient cultural site discovered in a Shanghai suburb, was an important stage in the development of Neolithic culture in China.

崧泽文化（5800 - 5300年前），以上海郊区发现的崧泽古文化遗址命名，是中国新石器文化发展的一个重要阶段。

Penned in Greek on a papyrus scroll, the work, known as the “Geography”, is one of the most famous ancient texts on the science of mapmaking.

该书用希腊文书写一卷莎草上，这部称为《地理学》的著作是地图制图学方面最著名的古文献之一。

A statement from the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia said the U.S. government had assisted the country with the return of over 150 ancient cultural pieces.

美国驻柬埔寨大使馆的一份声明说，美国政府已经帮助该国归还了150多件古文化文物。

It was built by the grandest Sun King, of the grandest city-state, of the grandest civilization of the Americas, the Mayas.

它由史上最显贵的太阳王建造，位于最壮丽的城邦，代表着美洲最伟大的古文明——玛雅。

Many ancient civilisations developed rites such as dances in order to make the weather gods look kindly on them.

很多古文明发展出一套仪式，比如说舞蹈来祈求气候之神的庇佑。

In fact, many of the molecules you're breathing were likely exhaled by members of ancient civilizations and innumerable humans since.

事实上，你所吸入的那些分子很可能是古文明及后续无数人类所吐出来的。

Peru is rich in ancient culture. It has hundreds of places representing many cultures that date back thousands of years.

秘鲁有丰富的古文化。这里拥有数百个地区，它们代表着许多可追溯几千年前的文化。

The chest opens, revealing a scroll with ancient writing in a strange language you don't recognize. What do you do?

箱子打开后，里面有一辐卷轴，上面用奇怪的语言写了古文字，你们不认识这门语言，你们要怎么做？

Many ancient civilizations allowed some form of multiple simultaneous marriage.

某种形式上，许多古文明允许多重婚姻。

The oldest known schools date back thousands of years to ancient cultures, like China, Greece, and India.

已知最古老的学校可以追溯几千年前的古文明，如中国、希腊和印度。

But do you really understand the meaning between the lines?

但你真的理解这篇古文的意思吗？

Thus, translating ancient texts into modern Chinese is one of its most important functions, Wang Dongbo, professor from College of Information Management of Nanjing Agricultural University in Nanjing, Jiangsu, who led the research team told the Global Times.

领导该研究小组的江苏南京农业大学信息管理学院教授王东波告诉《环球时报》，将古文翻译成现代汉语是其最重要的功能之一。