An unknown goddess

The archaeologist found many clay fragments in the most sacred room of a temple which was used as a place of worship in the fifteened century. The fragments represented the many goddess that had once been painted inside the temple. The body of the statue was found in the remains dated in fifteened century, while the head was found in the remains of fifth century. Although it was not a good match, the archaeologists tried to rescontruct them into a complete statue, which turned out to be a goddess of around three feet high. Her hands rested on her hips and she was wearing a long skirt that swept the ground. She looked very graceful indeed, still her identity was not known.

Vocabulary:
explored: to search and discover about something
ancient: very old, lasted for a very long time.
prosperous: wealthy, be or become successful financially
storeys: floors
beneath: under
fragments: pieces
remains: pieces or parts of something that was left after the whole part was finished, destroyed or damaged.


After walking around the ancient city, which was once very prosperous, the archaeologist discovered an ancient temple lying at the corner of the city. This temple was very famous in the history of the city, as it was used as the place for worship. The archaelogist decided to explore the temple to see if there were any interesting remains. On entering the sacred room of the temple, they found many fragments on the floors, which were believed to be the heads of the statues built here. After this, workmen began digging around the room to find if other fragments were left. They soon discovered the body of one of the statues, and something like the missing hands. It was not a good match as these fragments were dated at different time, the archaeologists still tried to attach them carefully together and they were astonished to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern woman. She was about three feet high, with her hands rested on her hips and she was wearing a long skirt that swept the ground. She looked very graceful indeed. Although the archaeologist tried hard to search around for information of the goddess that might be left on the wall or the paintings, they were unable to find out her name.

Key structures:
left, laid, lay, chose, raised, rose, beat, bit, caught, heard, sang, thought, showed, ean, lost, began, fell, felt.

Special Difficulties:
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