The Windeby Puzzle by Lois Lowry is a must-read for people who enjoy historical stories and archaeology. The novel leads readers into the past to find out the true identity of a body discovered in a bog in Germany. The body, known as the Windeby Child or Windeby I, is believed to have been a person that lived around 2,000 years ago during the Iron Age. The story begins in 1952, when workers discovered the remains in the Windeby bog in northern Germany.

  露薏絲.勞瑞的《溫德比之謎》是喜歡歷史故事和考古學的人的必讀之作。這本小說帶領讀者回到過去,找出在德國沼澤中發現的一具屍體的真實身分。這具屍體被稱為溫德比之子或 Windeby I,據信是生活在大約兩千年前鐵器時代的人。故事始於 1952 年,當時工人們在德國北部的溫德比沼澤中發現了遺骸。


生活必備字詞:

historical a. 歷史的,有關歷史的

identity n. 身分

remains n. 遺體(恆為複數)


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