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一块不到两米宽的古代地面，为什么值得报道？文章先交代新闻事件：韩国和土耳其的联合考古队在土耳其中部的屈尔泰佩遗址，首次发现了两千多年前希腊化时期的马赛克地面。接着介绍背景：这处遗址以数万块记录古代贸易的泥板闻名，研究长期集中在青铜时代，较晚时期的历史反而了解不多，这正是新发现的意义所在。随后文章说明地面的大小、原本可能的规模和铺设方法，再介绍同时发现的四个文化层及下一步研究计划。最后提到遗址至今只发掘了约 5%，以及两国明年将在首尔举办的展览。阅读时可留意 but、because of、so 如何连接转折与因果，以及 suggest、probably、hope、is expected to 如何表达推测和计划，而不是确定的结论。

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A piece of floor less than two metres wide may not sound like big news. But at Kultepe, an ancient site in central Turkey, it is the first of its kind. On October 29, South Korea’s National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage said a joint Korean and Turkish team had found the remains of a mosaic floor from the Hellenistic period, which lasted from 323 to 30 BC. Nothing like it had been found there since digging began in 1948.

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一块不到两米宽的地面，听起来也许算不上什么大新闻。但在土耳其中部的古代遗址屈尔泰佩，这是同类发现中的第一次。10 月 29 日，韩国国立文化遗产研究院表示，韩国与土耳其的联合考古队发现了一处希腊化时期马赛克地面的遗存，这一时期从公元前 323 年持续到公元前 30 年。自 1948 年在此开始发掘以来，这里从未发现过类似的遗迹。

Kultepe lies about 20 kilometres northeast of the city of Kayseri. People lived there from around 3,000 BC until Roman times. The site is best known for about 23,500 clay tablets that record trade between Assyrian and Anatolian merchants some 4,000 years ago. Because of them, most research at Kultepe has focused on the Bronze Age, so much less is known about its later history.

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屈尔泰佩位于开塞利市东北约 20 公里处。从约公元前 3000 年直到罗马时代，都有人在这里生活。这处遗址最为人熟知的是约 23,500 块泥板，上面记录了约 4000 年前亚述商人与安纳托利亚商人之间的贸易。正因如此，屈尔泰佩的大部分研究都集中在青铜时代，人们对它较晚时期的历史了解得少得多。

The joint work began in 2025, east of an old royal building called the Warshama Palace. During this year’s season, the team uncovered a section of floor 163 centimetres from east to west and 165 centimetres from north to south. Pieces found around it suggest that the original floor was larger. Kim Dae-young, a Korean curator on the team, said it was probably more than 250 centimetres on each side.

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联合发掘工作于 2025 年开始，地点在一座名为瓦尔沙马宫的古代王宫以东。在今年的发掘季中，考古队发掘出一段东西长 163 厘米、南北长 165 厘米的地面。在它周围发现的碎片表明，原来的地面面积更大。考古队中的韩国学芸研究员金大英表示，原地面每边可能超过 250 厘米。

The researchers could also see how the floor was made. Builders first made the ground flat. Then they laid crushed stone and fine soil, followed by a layer of small river stones. Broken pottery and lime were used as well.

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研究人员还能看出这块地面是如何铺成的。建造者先把地面整平，然后铺上碎石和细土，再铺一层河里的小石子。碎陶片和石灰也被用在其中。

The team also found four cultural layers from different stages of the Hellenistic period, with traces of buildings, walls, waterways and entrances. By studying these layers one by one, researchers hope to learn how the area was used and how it changed over time. They also plan to study animal bones from the site, including those of cattle, sheep and wild boars.

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考古队还发现了属于希腊化时期不同阶段的四个文化层，其中有建筑、墙体、水道和出入口的痕迹。研究人员希望通过逐层研究，了解这一区域当时如何被使用，以及它随时间发生了怎样的变化。他们还计划研究在遗址中发现的动物骨骼，包括牛、羊和野猪的骨骼。

Only about 5 percent of Kultepe has been dug so far. The team will return from May to July next year and later hopes to reach deeper layers from the Hittite period. At a briefing in Seoul on October 27, the Turkish side praised the Korean team’s careful scientific methods. The two countries also plan an exhibition in Seoul next year to mark 70 years of diplomatic ties. It is expected to show some of the clay tablets that describe trade and daily life in ancient Anatolia.

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到目前为止，屈尔泰佩只发掘了约 5%。考古队明年 5 月至 7 月将再次回到这里，之后希望挖到赫梯时期更深的地层。10 月 27 日在首尔举行的说明会上，土耳其方面称赞了韩国团队细致的科学方法。两国还计划明年在首尔举办一场展览，纪念建交 70 周年。展览预计将展出部分泥板，这些泥板描述了古代安纳托利亚的贸易和日常生活。

新闻来源

• Yonhap · S. Korea, Turkey unearth Hellenistic-era mosaic remains (29 Oct 2026)
• The Korea Herald · S. Korea, Turkey unearth Hellenistic-era mosaic remains (29 Oct 2026)
• Korea.net · Archaeologists help find mosaic relic at ancient site in Turkiye (Oct 2026)
• Hürriyet Daily News · Hellenistic mosaic structure unearthed at Kültepe-Kaniş (Oct 2026)

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