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Excavations at Stonehenge - Quiz
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  • 1. In what century do the first recorded archaeological excavations at Stonehenge date back to?
A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 20th century
  • 2. Who were the first known individuals to undertake excavations at Stonehenge?
A) William Cunnington and Richard Colt Hoare
B) Colonel William Hawley and Robert Newall
C) Dr William Harvey and Gilbert North
D) Inigo Jones and the Duke of Buckingham
  • 3. Which antiquarian noted the central sunken hollow of the Duke of Buckingham's pit in 1666?
A) William Gowland
B) Charles Darwin
C) William Flinders Petrie
D) John Aubrey
  • 4. What did William Cunnington and Richard Colt Hoare conclude about the Slaughter Stone in 1810?
A) It was brought from Wales
B) It was buried by earthworms
C) It was used for sacrifices
D) It had once stood up
  • 5. Why did Charles Darwin conduct a small excavation at Stonehenge?
A) To search for human remains
B) To test theories about earthworm activity
C) To find prehistoric artifacts
D) To study the Sarsen Circle
  • 6. What event prompted the remedial engineering work at Stonehenge in 1900?
A) A theft occurred at the site
B) A visitor was injured
C) The site was purchased by the government
D) Stone 22 fell over
  • 7. Who was appointed by Edmund Antrobus to manage the remedial work on Stonehenge in 1900?
A) William Gowland
B) Colonel William Hawley
C) William Flinders Petrie
D) Richard J. C. Atkinson
  • 8. What did William Gowland establish regarding the stone holes?
A) They were carved by glaciers
B) They were dug using metal tools
C) Antler picks were used to dig them
D) They were filled with concrete
  • 9. Who purchased Stonehenge in 1915 for his wife?
A) Inigo Jones
B) Colonel William Hawley
C) Edmund Antrobus
D) Cecil Chubb
  • 10. How much did Cecil Chubb pay for Stonehenge in 1915?
A) £6,600
B) £500
C) £1,000
D) £10,500
  • 11. What did Hawley and Newall establish about Stonehenge that no one had confirmed before?
A) It was a multi-phase site
B) It was built by giants
C) It was used for astronomical tracking
D) It was a healing center
  • 12. Which organization commissioned excavations in 1950 involving Atkinson, Piggott, and Stone?
A) Society of Antiquaries
B) Bournemouth University
C) The National Geographic Society
D) Office of Works
  • 13. What did Mike Pitts discover in 1979 and 1980 near the Heelstone?
A) Evidence for its neighbour
B) Ancient tools
C) A burial site
D) A new stone circle
  • 14. Who led the Stonehenge Riverside Project starting in 2003?
A) Tim Darvill
B) Mike Parker Pearson
C) Geoff Wainwright
D) David Jacques
  • 15. In what year did National Geographic screen a documentary on the Stonehenge Riverside Project?
A) 2010
B) 2008
C) 2005
D) 2003
  • 16. Where is the area known as Blick Mead located relative to Stonehenge?
A) Inside the stone circle
B) About a mile away
C) Underneath the Heelstone
D) Five miles away
  • 17. What did excavations at Blick Mead reveal about the area's earliest settlement?
A) It dates to 2000 BC
B) It shows no signs of human activity
C) It dates to the Roman era
D) It dates to between 7900 BC and 4050 BC
  • 18. What theory did Wainwright and Darvill propose about Stonehenge in 2008?
A) It was primarily a market place
B) It was used for grain storage
C) It was a military fortification
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) Medical surgical tools were found
C) Burials showed trauma and deformity
D) The stones had magical inscriptions
  • 20. What are the radio-carbon dates for the construction of the bluestone circle?
A) 7,000 B.C. to 6,000 B.C.
B) 1,000 B.C. to 500 B.C.
C) 2,400 B.C. to 2,200 B.C.
D) 4,000 B.C. to 3,000 B.C.
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