1·At its peak around AD 600, this city was one of the largest human settlements in the world.
在公元600年左右的鼎盛时期，这座城市是世界上规模最大的人类定居点之一。
2·Israel's army entered the West Bank area on Tuesday to evacuate the last two Jewish settlements there.
周二，以色列军队进入约旦河西岸地区，撤离在那里的最后两个犹太定居点。
3·The continued viability of the kiva itself in Spanish mission settlements has also been underestimated by historians.
基瓦本身在西班牙传教定居点的持续生命力也被历史学家们低估了。
4·One key indicator of change in the environment surrounding these prehistoric settlements is the wood that was used there.
这些史前定居点周围环境变化的一个关键指标是当地曾使用的木材。
5·Archaeologists know that mounds such as these are the kinds of geological features that indicate the presence of ancient settlements.
考古学家知道，像这样的土堆是能表明有古代定居点存在的地质特征。