If Stones Could Speak

Why do archaeologists know so little about how and why Stonehenge was constructed?

• Stonehenge was constructed thousands of years ago.

• The builders of Stonehenge did not leave any written records.

• Druids used Stonehenge for secret religious ceremonies.

• Archaeologists and historians cannot agree on a theory to explain Stonehenge.

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What led Ramilisonina to suggest a very different purpose for Stonehenge than other Archaeologists had thought?

• Ramilisonina thought that different cultures probably treated the dead in similar ways.

• Ramilisonina was known for having unconventional ideas.

• Ramilisonina had never been to England.

• Ramilisonina had more experience as an archaeologist than Mike.

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Which quotation best supports what led Ramilisonina to suggest a very different purpose for Stonehenge?

• "Ramilisonina (he has one name) is a retired archaeologist who was born in Madagascar and had devoted his life to studying its myths, its history, and the story of its people."

• "At first Mike laughed; he could not take the idea seriously."

• "But in fact he was turning Stonehenge upside down-seeing it exactly the opposite way from what esteemed scholars had been saying for centuries."

• "You build out of stone when you want something that will never fade away.

What proved William Stukeley's theory that Stonehenge was used as a Druid temple was wrong?

• The Druids did not use temples.

• Stonehenge was built 2000 years before the Druids arrived.

• Stonehenge was not built using materials commonly used by the Druids.

• The Druids lived in ancient Rome, not Britain.

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What was the major problem with Mike Parker Pearson's theory about Stonehenge and the Southern Circle being connected?

• The Southern Circle was thought to be connected to the Northern Circle, not Stonehenge.

• Archaeologists thought that Stonehenge and the Southern Circle were constructed at different times.

• Other archaeologists had already proposed that the two sites were linkes.

• The Southern Circle was not an important archaeological site.

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Which quotation best supports what the major problem with Mike Parker Pearson's theory?

• "He exposed the traces of two other older timber circles known simply as the Northern and Southern circles."

• "The Southern Circle, another ancient site quite near Stonehenge, had been built out of wood, but no one had seen it as terribly important."

• "When Mike and Ramilisonina proposed their theory, archaeologists were getting confusing dates at Stonehenge that did not fit with the little that was know about the age of the Southern Circle."

• "The two archaeologists quickly wrote a paper suggesting that the Southern Circle and Stonehenge were linked."

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What is the meaning of the word "speculative" in the following quote?

"Indeed his application for funding was turned down and his project was called "too speculative."

• dangerous

• unimportant

• expensive

• unproven

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Which two theories about Stonehenge did archaeologists before Mike Parker Pearson and Ramilisonina propose?

• Stonehenge was built 2,500 years before Woodhenge.

• Ancient people went to Stonehenge because they believed the site could cure illnesses.

• Worshippers went to Stonehenge to honor the gods they believed in.

• Skywatchers studied the sun and stars from Stonehenge.

• The people that built Stonehenge built an identical structure from wood.

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How have scientists determined where the Bluestones of Stonehenge came from?

• From reading written records left by builders.

• Archaeologists found remnants of the tools used to move them from there.

• Because the type of stone only comes from one place in Wales.

• King James I found bones that proved it.

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Why did Ramilisonina believe there was a connection between the Southern Circle and Stonehenge. Select TWO correct answers.

• He thought there might be a connection between the builders of Stonehenge and the ancient people of Madagascar.

• Previous archaeologists had already matched the dates perfectly.

• The same tools were used to build Stonehenge and the Southern Circle.

• He believed that while stone was meant to honor the dead, wood was for the living.

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