If Stones Could Speak quiz. 2024

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

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

• Stonehenge was constructed thousands of years ago.

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

• Druids used Stonehenge for secret religious ceremonies.

“You build out of stone when you want something that will never fade away.” This explains _____________.

• A very different purpose for Stonehenge than other archaeologists had.

• The way stones were made.

• A similar purpose for Stonehenge that other archaeologists had.

• The reason Stonehenge was built.

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

• Ramilisonina had fresh eyes because he had never been to England.

• Ramilisonina had more experience as an archaeologist than Mike.

• Ramilisonina was known for having unconventional ideas.

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

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

• Stonehenge was too old to be built by Druids.

• Stonehenge was too old to be built by Druids.

• The druids lived in ancient Rome, not ancient Britain.

• Stonehenge was built 2,000 years after the Druids disappeared. 

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

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

• The Southern Circle was not an important archaeological site. 

• 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. 

“When Mike and Ramilisonina proposed their theory, archaeologists were getting confusing dates at Stonehenge that did not fit with the little that was known about the age of the Southern Circle.” This explain_________.

• The major problem with Mike Parker Pearson’s theory about Stonehenge and the Southern Circle.

• The solution to the theory.

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

• threatening

• insignificant

• costly

• theoretical

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

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

• Stonehenge was intended to welcome the dead into their eternal realm. 

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

• Stonehenge was built 2,500 years before Woodhenge.

• Skywatchers studied the sun and stars from Stonehenge.

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