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Pompeii treasure discovered

Archaeologists have discovered a hidden treasure in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

Language challenge

Which is the odd one out?

a) sorcerer
b) wizard
c) witch

ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ

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The story

Archaeologists in the Roman city of Pompeii have discovered a treasure trove of good luck charms and fertility amulets that they think may have been used for casting spells by a Roman sorcerer. Among the articles discovered were scarab beetles from the Middle East made of amethyst.

Key words and phrases

treasure trove
large number of valuable objects found hidden

• Amateur archaeologists sometimes get lucky and discover treasure troves.
• There's a treasure trove of biscuits in Rob's drawer.

cache
quantity of hidden things

• Anti-terror police discovered a weapons cache in the basement of a house.
• If your computer is slow, you can try clearing the cache.

unearthed
found hidden after a search

• They unearthed the treasure buried in someone's garden.
• Investigative journalists try to unearth the truth.

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Language challenge answer

There are lots of possible answers, but we've chosen c) witch as the answer because options a) sorcerer and b) wizard refer to men, whereas c) witch usually refers to women.

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