In a region today divided by languages and borders, archaeologists had a duty to inform the general public about their common cultural heritage.

在今天这个被语言和边界分割的地区，考古学家有责任让公众了解他们共同的文化遗产。

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This initially puzzled the researchers, but people who have seen the research and live in those areas say the borders reflect cultural segmentation and the pull of certain large cities.

这种现象最初令研究人员困惑不已，一些了解这项研究并且生活在这些地区的人认为，边界反映的是文化细分和确定的大城市的吸引力。

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This initially puzzled the researchers, but people who have seen the researchand live in those areas say the borders reflect cultural segmentation and thepull of certain large cities.

这种现象最初令研究人员困惑不已，一些了解这项研究并且生活在这些地区的人认为，边界反映的是文化细分和确定的大城市的吸引力。

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The Librarian of Congress James Billington said Stevie Wonder has crossed musical and cultural borders and given to humanity in ways far beyond entertainment.

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"As Chinese become more open to the West, the physical and cultural borders will no doubt break down and create a strong potential for the appreciation of Western art, " Mr. Ching said, adding that Sotheby's wants to help shape and be part of that growth.

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The cultural split, however, ignores borders.

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Geographic borders are increasingly irrelevant, but cultural differences remain very real--and they often get in the way of effective leadership.

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