「All this paper shows is that Neanderthals lived somewhere in the Caucasus about 40,000 years ago,」 said Finlayson, who did not take part in this new study. 「Doesn「t mean they went extinct then.」
「这些文件显示的只是40 000年前尼安德特人在高加索的什么地方生活着,」没有参加这项新研究的芬雷森说:「不等于他们那时就走向灭绝了。」
Yet the experience of the Caucasus under the Soviet Union was not as bad as most, as they largely skipped the second world war and later became a favourite playground of the elite.
但是作为苏联附属国的历史却使得高加索逃过了二战,避免了最坏的那段时光,也因此高加索成为精英们所喜爱的地区。
FOR years, the idea that Europe might get gas from the Caucasus and beyond, breaking Russia」s monopoly on east-west pipelines, seemed fanciful.
多年来,欧洲其他国家都希望打破俄罗斯在东西贯通的天然气输送管道上的垄断地位,从高加索地区获取石油资源,这想法看似白日做梦。
Without a more vigorous surveillance and disease control strategy the virus could become endemic in the Caucasus and could eventually make its way to other regions.
如果不采取更为严格的监视和疾病防治策略,这一病毒会成为高加索地区的地方病并且将最终蔓延到其他区域。
On the negative side of the 「Freedom Agenda」, Bush acknowledges the increase of Russian influence in neighbouring Ukraine and in the Caucasus at the expense of Georgia;
布什承认,「自由议程」的负面影响,包括俄罗斯以牺牲格鲁吉亚为代价,加强了在邻国乌克兰和高加索地区的影响力;
「The spread of the African Swine Fever virus to the Caucasus region poses a very serious animal health risk and could lead to a dramatic situation,」 said FAO Chief Veterinary Officer Joseph Domenech.
「非洲猪瘟病毒向高加索地区的蔓延给家畜健康带来极大的威胁并有可能导致出现严重局面,」粮农组织首席兽医官约瑟夫·多梅内奇说。
The scientists also analyzed fossilized bone collections from ancient hominid sites in Spain, the U. K. and the Caucasus region.
科学家们还分析了从西班牙、英国和高加索地区的古人类遗址处出土的骨骼化石。
Meanwhile the repercussions of this small war in the Caucasus will spread a lot wider.
高加索上此次小战注定带来远为广泛的影响。