工人们在翻新一座繁忙的城市大道时，意外发现了一处古代遗迹——一批距今约1000年的陶器。
Workers renovating a bustling city boulevard stumbled across a piece of the ancient past — a cache of pottery dating back roughly 1,000 years.
这一发现是在格鲁吉亚首都第比利斯进行的持续挖掘工作中做出的。第比利斯位于高加索地区，地处俄罗斯以南。
The discovery was made amid ongoing excavations in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia in the Caucasus region, south of Russia.
这些文物在格鲁吉亚首都第比利斯的主要干道——鲁斯塔维利大道地下约20英尺（约6米）处被发现。
The artifacts were found roughly 20 feet beneath Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi's main thoroughfare.
考古学家在铁路项目中发掘出大型古代遗址，其中包括罕见的罗马文物。照片显示，考古学家正在检查装饰精美的陶器碎片，以及数百年前的陶罐和各种碎片。
ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER MASSIVE ANCIENT SITE DURING RAIL PROJECT, INCLUDING RARE ROMAN FIND Pictures show archaeologists examining the intricately decorated pottery fragments, as well as centuries-old jugs and various shards.
据路透社报道，道路工程是升级鲁斯塔维利大道更大项目的一部分，包括新建人行横道、改善标识及其他设施。
The roadwork is part of a larger project to upgrade Rustaveli Avenue with new pedestrian crossings, improved signage and other improvements, according to Reuters.
格鲁吉亚国家博物馆馆长大卫·洛尔基帕尼泽告诉路透社，鉴于第比利斯的历史，这一发现并非完全出乎意料。
David Lordkipanidze, director of the Georgian National Museum, told Reuters the discovery was not entirely unexpected given Tbilisi's history.
“第比利斯拥有极其丰富的考古材料……因此，发现不同时期的作坊是非常合乎逻辑的，”他说。
"Tbilisi is very rich with archaeological material ... so it's very logical to find workshops of different periods," he said.
古代沉船在水下1300多年后交出令人惊叹的宝藏。洛尔基帕尼泽还指出，第比利斯长期以来一直是文化和商业的交汇点。“第比利斯一直是多文化的，”他说。
ANCIENT SHIPWRECK GIVES UP DAZZLING TREASURES AFTER MORE THAN 1,300 YEARS UNDERWATER Lordkipanidze also pointed to Tbilisi's long history as a crossroads for cultures and commerce. "Tbilisi was always multicultural," he said.
“[它一直是]该地区的真正中心，尤其是经济中心。”点击此处。这些陶器似乎可追溯至10世纪至11世纪，当时第比利斯处于阿拉伯统治之下，并作为丝绸之路上的重要驿站。
"[It's been] a real center for the region, particularly an economic center." CLICK HERE TO The pottery appears to date between the 10th and 11th centuries, when Tbilisi was under Arab rule and served as an important stop along the Silk Road.
包括3D扫描在内的进一步研究将帮助研究人员更精确地确定文物的年代。
Additional studies, including 3D scanning, will help researchers more precisely determine the artifacts' age.
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CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS Georgia, cradled between Europe and Asia, forms part of the Caucasus region alongside Armenia and Azerbaijan.
第比利斯建于4世纪，此后该地区先后受到蒙古人、波斯人、俄罗斯人以及中世纪阿拉伯人的控制。
Tbilisi was founded in the fourth century, and the region has since come under the control of various powers, including Mongols, Persians and Russians, as well as Arabs during the Middle Ages.
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在意大利，修建新高速公路的施工队意外发掘出一座可追溯至公元前五世纪的古代圣所遗迹，随即引发了考古调查。
In Italy, construction crews building a new highway unexpectedly uncovered the remains of an ancient sanctuary dating to the fifth century B.C., prompting an archaeological investigation.
去年夏天，在秘鲁，负责挖掘地下燃气管道沟槽的公用事业工人发掘出两座属于钱卡伊文化的印加前时期墓葬，该文化大约存在于公元1000年至1470年之间。路透社提供了部分报道。
Last summer in Peru, utility workers digging trenches for an underground gas network unearthed two pre-Incan tombs belonging to the Chancay culture, which existed from roughly 1000 to 1470 A.D. Reuters contributed reporting.