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Essentials of English Grammar and Composition
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5 Read the passage given below.
At an altitude of some 1800 m in the northern
Andes in South America is one of the most important
archaeological finds—the Valley of Statues. So far 500
statues scattered across 20 sites have been discovered
here. The river Magdalena flows through the valley
and the statues are found on densely forested slopes
formed by the river. Amid profuse deep-green vegetation, abundant waterfalls, and
hosts of orchids, lie crudely carved stone figures of man, animals and gods. All the
figures carry a rather stern look. These figures are the mysterious remains of a lost
culture about which nothing can be said with certainty
The Valley of Statues was discovered by a Spanish monk in the mid-eighteenth century
So far, archaeologists have failed to agree on the statues' date of origin. Some trace
their origin to 6th century B.C. while others suggest that they were erected much later
Many statues are placed next to underground tombs. Probably the valley was a
ceremonial centre where the dead were buried after elaborate funeral rites. Some of
the statues have been identified as sacred animals such as the jaguar, the frog and
the eagle. The statues vary in height, the largest being about 7 m tall.
While there may be no agreement on the origin of the statues, a close study of their
facial expressions suggests that human beings have not changed much with respecto
their basic beliefs in the supreme power, in the worship of powerful gods and goddesses
in life after death, etc. And feelings of love, hatred, joy, grief, anger, contentment
dejection, fulfilment moved the primitive man with the same intensity as is felt by
the modern man. It is this sameness of feelings that links the past with the present
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Essentials of English Grammar and Composition

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5 Read the passage given below.

At an altitude of some 1800 m in the northern

Andes in South America is one of the most important

archaeological finds—the Valley of Statues. So far 500

statues scattered across 20 sites have been discovered

here. The river Magdalena flows through the valley

and the statues are found on densely forested slopes

formed by the river. Amid profuse deep-green vegetation, abundant waterfalls, and

hosts of orchids, lie crudely carved stone figures of man, animals and gods. All the

figures carry a rather stern look. These figures are the mysterious remains of a lost

culture about which nothing can be said with certainty

The Valley of Statues was discovered by a Spanish monk in the mid-eighteenth century

So far, archaeologists have failed to agree on the statues' date of origin. Some trace

their origin to 6th century B.C. while others suggest that they were erected much later

Many statues are placed next to underground tombs. Probably the valley was a

ceremonial centre where the dead were buried after elaborate funeral rites. Some of

the statues have been identified as sacred animals such as the jaguar, the frog and

the eagle. The statues vary in height, the largest being about 7 m tall.

While there may be no agreement on the origin of the statues, a close study of their

facial expressions suggests that human beings have not changed much with respecto

their basic beliefs in the supreme power, in the worship of powerful gods and goddesses

in life after death, etc. And feelings of love, hatred, joy, grief, anger, contentment

dejection, fulfilment moved the primitive man with the same intensity as is felt by

the modern man. It is this sameness of feelings that links the past with the present

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