潜水员近日拍摄到了首批已知的水下神秘建筑影像，据信这些建筑是约700年前被大海吞没的一个村庄的遗迹。
Divers recently captured the first-known images of mysterious underwater structures believed to be remnants of a village swallowed by the sea some 700 years ago.
据新闻机构Jam Press报道，这些影像和视频是最近在英国诺福克海岸外拍摄的。
The images and video were recently taken off the coast of Norfolk in the United Kingdom, as news agency Jam Press reported.
这些遗迹被认为是失落的希普登镇（Shipden），这是一个中世纪的定居点，最终在14世纪被北海吞没。
The remains are believed to be the lost town of Shipden, a medieval settlement that was eventually consumed by the North Sea in the 14th century.
神秘定居点被发现，居民似乎收拾行囊后消失了。在现场，潜水员拍摄并绘制了25处人造地貌。
MYSTERIOUS SETTLEMENT DISCOVERED AFTER RESIDENTS SEEMINGLY PACKED UP AND VANISHED At the site, divers photographed and mapped 25 man-made features.
照片显示，当潜水员探索这一拥有数百年历史的遗址时，巨大的、覆盖着海洋生物的石质结构从沙质海床上凸显出来。
Pictures show massive, marine-covered stone structures jutting from the sandy seabed as divers explored the centuries-old site.
来自英国潜水俱乐部（BSAC）东安格利亚分会的志愿者潜水员协助调查并绘制了该水下遗址的地图，这是阿尔弗雷德·萨文项目（Alfred Savin Project）调查工作的一部分。
Volunteer divers from the East Anglian branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) helped survey and map the underwater site as part of the Alfred Savin Project's investigation.
尽管北海以海况恶劣和危险著称，但在夏季潜水期间，水面异常平静，这帮助团队拍摄并绘制了海床上的地貌。
Despite the North Sea's reputation for rough and dangerous conditions, the water was unusually still during the summer dives — which helped the team photograph and map features on the seabed.
微弱信号引导寻宝者在传奇的400年沉船遗址发现重大发现。潜水员发现了由燧石制成的结构——这是中世纪诺福克地区流行的建筑材料——以及其他切割石块和被称为沉箱的石质地基遗迹。
FAINT SIGNAL LEADS TREASURE HUNTERS TO MASSIVE DISCOVERY AT LEGENDARY 400-YEAR-OLD WRECK The divers found structures made of flint — a popular building material in medieval Norfolk — as well as other pieces of cut stone and the remains of stone foundation structures known as caissons.
这些沉箱可能是14世纪抵御海水侵袭的尝试的一部分，但研究人员尚未确定其确切用途。
The caissons may have been part of a 14th-century attempt to hold back the sea, but researchers have yet to determine their exact purpose.
尽管在水下沉睡了几个世纪，一些建筑仍保留着八到十层石块的高度。此次工作标志着这些地貌被认为是首次被拍摄下来。
Some structures remain eight to 10 layers of stone high despite spending centuries underwater.
水下机器人专家揭示了隐藏在大型城市湖泊下的“沉船之城”。希普登曾是一个繁荣的村庄，在中世纪盛期居住着少量人口。
The effort marks the first time the features are believed to have been photographed. UNDERWATER ROBOTICS EXPERT REVEALS 'SHIPWRECK CITY' HIDING BENEATH MAJOR URBAN LAKE Once a thriving village, Shipden was home to a modest population in the High Middle Ages.
《末日审判书》（Domesday Book）——即诺曼征服后对英格兰土地和人口进行的调查记录——显示，1086年时希普登（Shipden）仅有117名居民。
The Domesday Book — the survey that recorded land and populations across England following the Norman Conquest — noted that Shipden had just 117 residents in 1086.
据Jam Press报道，该镇还拥有三英亩草地、一个港口、两座教堂以及“足以供养36头猪的林地”。
The town also boasted three acres of meadow, a harbor, two churches and "woodland capable of supporting 36 pigs," Jam Press noted.
到了14世纪，这个名字逐渐从记录中消失，该地区开始被称为克罗默（Cromer）。
By the 14th century, its name gradually disappeared from records and the area became known as Cromer.
历史记录证实有一座教堂沉入海底，但潜水员尚未发现任何可以明确确认为该建筑遗迹的残骸。
CLICK HERE TO Historical records confirm that a church was lost to the sea, but divers have yet to find any remains that can be definitively identified as the building.
传说圣彼得教堂的塔楼在被称为“教堂岩”（Church Rock）的地层下幸存了下来。
Legend holds that the tower of St. Peter's Church survived beneath the waves on a formation known as Church Rock.
首席潜水员尼克·席勒（Nick Schiller）告诉Jam Press，团队最初出发是为了寻找“维多利亚号”（Victoria）的更多残骸，这艘船于1888年在教堂岩附近失事。
Lead diver Nick Schiller told Jam Press the team initially set out to search for additional remains of the Victoria, a vessel that wrecked on Church Rock in 1888. "However, it’s been a bonus to help the Cromer team to take some steps forward in understanding the town of Shipden and the port of Cromer," said Schiller.
“然而，能够帮助克罗默团队在了解希普登镇和克罗默港方面取得一些进展，是一个额外的收获，”席勒说。
CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS He said the findings suggest that Church Rock, long believed to be connected to the lost church, may instead be the remains of medieval sea defenses.
他表示，调查结果表明，长期以来被认为与失落教堂有关的教堂岩，可能实际上是中世纪海防设施的遗迹。目前，教堂的具体位置仍然是一个谜。
CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS He said the findings suggest that Church Rock, long believed to be connected to the lost church, may instead be the remains of medieval sea defenses. For now, the location of the church remains a mystery.
展望未来，克罗默博物馆之友主席兼项目负责人彼得·斯蒂本斯（Peter Stibbons）表示，研究人员正在将中世纪记录与实地发现进行比对，以更好地了解该地区。
TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Looking ahead, Peter Stibbons, chair of the Friends of Cromer Museum and director of the project, said researchers are examining medieval records alongside the physical discoveries to gain a better understanding of the area.
“我们这些在克罗默长大的人一直都知道教堂岩的故事，所以说这个传说可能是错误的，是一个很大的进步，”斯蒂本斯告诉Jam Press。他补充道：“目前，我们提出的是观点，而非结论。”
"Those of us brought up in Cromer have always known the story of Church Rock, so it’s a big step to saying the legend may be incorrect," Stibbons told Jam Press. He added, "For the present, we’re putting forward ideas rather than conclusions."