Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization. Houses, often three storeys high, were built of stone. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the 15th century B. C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of 15 statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
音标：sʌm taɪm əˈgəʊ, ən ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ dɪsˈkʌvəri wəz meɪd baɪ ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts ɒn ði iːˈʤiːən ˈaɪlənd əv Kea. ən əˈmɛrɪkən tiːm ɪksˈplɔːd əˈtɛmpl wɪʧ stændz ɪn ən ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt ˈsɪti ɒn ðə ˈprɒməntri əv Ayia Irini. ðə ˈsɪti ət wʌn taɪm məst həv biːn ˈprɒspərəs, fər ɪt ɪnˈʤɔɪd əhaɪ ˈlɛvl əv ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən. ˈhaʊzɪz, ˈɒf(ə)n θriː ˈstɔːriz haɪ, wə bɪlt əv stəʊn. ðeɪ həd lɑːʤ ruːmz wɪð ˈbjuːtəfʊli ˈdɛkəreɪtɪd wɔːlz. ðəˈsɪti wəz ˈiːvən ɪˈkwɪpt wɪð ə ˈdreɪnɪʤ ˈsɪstɪm, fər ə greɪt ˈmɛni kleɪ paɪps wə faʊnd bɪˈniːθ ðə ˈnærəʊ striːts.
ðə ˈtɛmpl wɪʧ ði ˌɑːkɪˈɒləʤɪsts ɪksˈplɔːd wəz juːzd əz ə pleɪs əv ˈwɜːʃɪp frəm ðiː 15th ˈsɛnʧʊri biː. siː. ənˈtɪl ˈrəʊmən taɪmz. ɪn ðəməʊst ˈseɪkrɪd ruːm əv ðə ˈtɛmpl, kleɪ ˈfrægmənts ɒv 15 ˈstætjuːz wə faʊnd. iːʧ əv ðiːz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntɪd ə ˈgɒdɪs ənd hæd, ət wʌntaɪm, biːn ˈpeɪntɪd.
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