) G. U4 y5 `/ r5 B& u; v「我能闻出有松脂味。」——参观者朱丽娅 9 s8 G5 e; U/ s, D$ ^ ; T$ b3 d1 W+ D. g, |来源：信息时报 ( u& Z/ o8 A7 @5 l: b% f6 L7 i( F0 o% A% n* p1 y2 H! L3 ?0 L. C
4000-year-old perfumes found on Aphrodite's fabled island: l' l9 I" Y7 }+ X& z { Y! M+ C
The remains of ancient scents and bottles found on Cyprus have gone in display, writes Malcolm Moore. u/ x8 Q' n7 x5 U2 s
6 g: I- I; w/ M4 j! k; x' x8 @# nITALIAN archaeologists have found the world's oldest perfumes on Cyprus.. h# m* {$ ~& w# {1 W
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The perfumes were scented with extracts of lavender, bay, rosemary, pine or coriander and kept in tiny translucent alabaster bottles. # b6 l' J- ~2 { 5 A# M1 x" `: R3 eThe remaining traces found at Pyrgos, in the south of the island, are more than 4000 years old.* W( B5 u5 h7 e/ G* @1 \
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They were discovered inside what archaeologists believe was an 3995-square-metre perfume-making factory. ! X6 @/ F0 G/ t# y+ q: ]* R6 A, i: H; Q- b8 B
"We were astonished at how big the place was," the leader of the archaeological team, Maria Rosa Belgiorno, said. "Perfumes must have been produced on an industrial scale."( g6 u; W' s- V0 v2 \5 c& H: ^
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At least 60 stills, mixing bowls, funnels and perfume bottles were perfectly preserved at the site, which had been blanketed in earth after a violent earthquake about 1850BC. * }* g9 k- o, f' | y9 u0 }( u h* ^ y7 I; [" f3 g/ F5 T. {
The abundance of perfumes fits well with Cyprus' mythological status as the birthplace of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. ~/ L: j9 ~8 g8 _ x$ i
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"The goddess' myth was strongly linked to the perfume she used to get what she wanted," the head of Cyprus' antiquities department, Pavlos Flourentzos, said.: C9 k# [, E, T) R5 ?9 R2 L! }
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The finds are now on display at the Capitoline Museum in Rome.- D' t$ f- s; ~0 e: e
6 P6 N" j1 b0 V- WFour of the perfumes have been re-created from residues found at the site. " s& ]& Q% w. R( d; J0 z & n& h4 L) ~% v8 _: [% XAn Italian foundation, which aims to re-create antique traditions, distilled them according to techniques described by Pliny the Elder, by grinding the herbs, adding them to oil and water, and burying them in a long-necked jug over hot embers for 12 hours.& Q& u: f* h. |+ J
* z9 h6 K) x0 C- }; b"It smells good, but strong," museum visitor Alessia Affinata, 30, said. "I can smell the pine especially," said Giulia Occhi Villavecchia, 23. r, m: H1 `/ t4 w& v* I4 j& z* N5 ~' m, T
Neither was sure they would actually wear them.
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