All these findings seem to indicate that they are the remains of an ancient civilization that was every bit as advanced as other more famous civilizations of the time.

所有这些发现似乎表明，它们是一个古代文明的遗迹，与当时其它更著名的文明一样先进。

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Is there evidence of an ancient civilization on Mars?

火星上是否有证据表明那里存在过古代文明呢？

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China is an ancient civilization with a history of over 5, 000 years.

中国是一个有着5000多年悠久历史的文明古国。

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He created a new architectural language for the government buildings in Dhaka, Bangladesh, grafting a new democracy to the roots of an ancient civilization through archetypal brick forms.

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