Excavations at Stonehenge

Excavations at Stonehenge - Quiz

1. In what century do the first recorded archaeological excavations at Stonehenge date back to?

A) 20th century
B) 19th century
C) 18th century
D) 17th century

2. Who were the first known individuals to undertake excavations at Stonehenge?

A) William Cunnington and Richard Colt Hoare
B) Inigo Jones and the Duke of Buckingham
C) Colonel William Hawley and Robert Newall
D) Dr William Harvey and Gilbert North

3. Which antiquarian noted the central sunken hollow of the Duke of Buckingham's pit in 1666?

A) William Flinders Petrie
B) John Aubrey
C) Charles Darwin
D) William Gowland

4. What did William Cunnington and Richard Colt Hoare conclude about the Slaughter Stone in 1810?

A) It had once stood up
B) It was buried by earthworms
C) It was used for sacrifices
D) It was brought from Wales

5. Why did Charles Darwin conduct a small excavation at Stonehenge?

A) To search for human remains
B) To find prehistoric artifacts
C) To study the Sarsen Circle
D) To test theories about earthworm activity

6. What event prompted the remedial engineering work at Stonehenge in 1900?

A) The site was purchased by the government
B) Stone 22 fell over
C) A theft occurred at the site
D) A visitor was injured

7. Who was appointed by Edmund Antrobus to manage the remedial work on Stonehenge in 1900?

A) William Flinders Petrie
B) Richard J. C. Atkinson
C) William Gowland
D) Colonel William Hawley

8. What did William Gowland establish regarding the stone holes?

A) They were filled with concrete
B) They were carved by glaciers
C) Antler picks were used to dig them
D) They were dug using metal tools

9. Who purchased Stonehenge in 1915 for his wife?

A) Cecil Chubb
B) Inigo Jones
C) Colonel William Hawley
D) Edmund Antrobus

10. How much did Cecil Chubb pay for Stonehenge in 1915?

A) £500
B) £1,000
C) £6,600
D) £10,500

11. What did Hawley and Newall establish about Stonehenge that no one had confirmed before?

A) It was used for astronomical tracking
B) It was built by giants
C) It was a multi-phase site
D) It was a healing center

12. Which organization commissioned excavations in 1950 involving Atkinson, Piggott, and Stone?

A) Society of Antiquaries
B) The National Geographic Society
C) Bournemouth University
D) Office of Works

13. What did Mike Pitts discover in 1979 and 1980 near the Heelstone?

A) A burial site
B) A new stone circle
C) Evidence for its neighbour
D) Ancient tools

14. Who led the Stonehenge Riverside Project starting in 2003?

A) Geoff Wainwright
B) Mike Parker Pearson
C) David Jacques
D) Tim Darvill

15. In what year did National Geographic screen a documentary on the Stonehenge Riverside Project?

A) 2008
B) 2003
C) 2010
D) 2005

16. Where is the area known as Blick Mead located relative to Stonehenge?

A) Underneath the Heelstone
B) About a mile away
C) Five miles away
D) Inside the stone circle

17. What did excavations at Blick Mead reveal about the area's earliest settlement?

A) It dates to between 7900 BC and 4050 BC
B) It dates to 2000 BC
C) It dates to the Roman era
D) It shows no signs of human activity

18. What theory did Wainwright and Darvill propose about Stonehenge in 2008?

A) It was a military fortification
B) It was used for grain storage
C) It was primarily a market place
D) It was an ancient healing and pilgrimage site

19. What evidence supported the idea that Stonehenge was a place for the sick and injured?

A) Healing herbs were found
B) The stones had magical inscriptions
C) Medical surgical tools were found
D) Burials showed trauma and deformity

20. What are the radio-carbon dates for the construction of the bluestone circle?

A) 4,000 B.C. to 3,000 B.C.
B) 1,000 B.C. to 500 B.C.
C) 7,000 B.C. to 6,000 B.C.
D) 2,400 B.C. to 2,200 B.C.

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