今年的十大发现涉及极为不同的文化和跨度极大的年代。一些发现提出了关于成为人类意味着什么,以及什么将我们同其他物种区别开来的新问题。另一些发现让我们直面个体的人,他们的旅行、他们的信仰、他们对权力的掌控等。而包括奴隶制度和艺术起源在内的几个发现,则是通过新近应用的科学方法才得以为人所知。总之,今年的发现呈现了一系列对人类大大小小、跨越数百万年活动的深刻见解。 This year’s top ten discoveries involve very different cultures and spans of great age. Some discoveries raise new questions about what it means to be human and what distinguishes us from other species. Others find the people who make us face each other, their travels, their beliefs, their power over others. Several discoveries, including slavery and the origins of art, have come to be known through newly applied scientific methods. In conclusion, this year’s discovery presents a series of profound insights into the large and small human beings that span millions of years of activity.