ABSTRACT
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hill; mound
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ancient
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archaeology
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due to
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civilization
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continuously
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attention
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historian
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tourist
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province
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numerous
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to pass through
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the Silk Road
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to attract
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excavation
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shoreline
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artifact; monument; (lit.) work
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period
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to discover
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that is why
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region
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cradle of civilization
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it indicates that
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government
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independent
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powerful
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