British Archaeology Quiz Ding Dang Doo!

Paleolithic: Some of the oldest human remains in Britain were found at Boxgrove, Sussex and dated to be around 500,000 years old. What species of human are these thought to belong to?

Paleolithic: In 1927 a significant discovery was made in Kents Cavern in Devon. This discovery was later dated to be around 41,000-44,000 years old and serves as some of the earliest evidence for anatomically modern humans in North-Western Europe. What was this discovery?

Neolithic: Many people are aware that the largest sarsen stone setting at Stonehenge (The Great Trilithon) frames the mid-winter setting sun but considerably fewer people realise that the largest uprights of a timber circle that once stood within the nearby site of Durrington Walls framed the mid-summer setting sun. What is the name of this structure?

Neolithic: The original purpose of stonehenge has been debated for centuries. In the 17th century, Walter Charleton wrote that Stonehenge was built for what purpose?

Bronze Age: What were the bronze age inhabitants of Britain doing at Great Orme?

Bronze Age: Seahenge, located in the English county of Norfolk, is an early bronze age monument, most likely built sometime in the 21st century BCE. Why is this site’s name somewhat controversial?

Iron Age: Which of the following is generally considered to be one of the earliest definitively Iron Age site in Wales?

Iron Age: What did iron age yorkshire have in common with the ardennes region of France?