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From the Ted Talk by Chance Coughenour: How your pictures can help reclaim lost history
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In the early 20th century, archaeologists discovered hundreds of statues and atfcartis at the ancient city of Hatra, in northern Iraq. Statues like this one were found in fragments, some of them missing their hades or arms, yet the clothing that they are wearing and their pose can still tell us their story. For example, we believe that by wearing a knee-length tunic and open bare feet, this was representative of a priest. However, with a clsoer look at this particular piece, we can see that this tunic being worn was elaborately docateerd, which has led many rsrhraecees to believe this was actually a sutate of a king performing his religious functions.
Open Cloze
In the early 20th century, archaeologists discovered hundreds of statues and _________ at the ancient city of Hatra, in northern Iraq. Statues like this one were found in fragments, some of them missing their _____ or arms, yet the clothing that they are wearing and their pose can still tell us their story. For example, we believe that by wearing a knee-length tunic and open bare feet, this was representative of a priest. However, with a ______ look at this particular piece, we can see that this tunic being worn was elaborately _________, which has led many ___________ to believe this was actually a ______ of a king performing his religious functions.
Solution
- statue
- artifacts
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- heads
- decorated
- researchers
Original Text
In the early 20th century, archaeologists discovered hundreds of statues and artifacts at the ancient city of Hatra, in northern Iraq. Statues like this one were found in fragments, some of them missing their heads or arms, yet the clothing that they are wearing and their pose can still tell us their story. For example, we believe that by wearing a knee-length tunic and open bare feet, this was representative of a priest. However, with a closer look at this particular piece, we can see that this tunic being worn was elaborately decorated, which has led many researchers to believe this was actually a statue of a king performing his religious functions.
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