Archeology

Question 1

Arrangement

Answer 1

n. A particular way in which things are put together or placed

Distribution

e.g. …a circular arrangement of bluestones

Question 2

Burial

Answer 2

n. The act of putting a dead body into the ground, (or ceremony connected to it)

e.g. The monument was constructed as a burial site

Question 3

quarry

Answer 3

n. a place where stone, sand, etc. is dug out of the ground for use as building material

e.g. Stones had to be carried long distances from quarry sites

Question 4

Ridge

Answer 4

n. a long, narrow raised part of a surface, especially a high edge along a mountain

Question 5

Strike (struck)

Answer 5

v. To hit hard, beat

e.g. The stones would actually ring when struck,

Question 6

Enhance

Answer 6

v. to improve, embellish the quality or strength of something

e.g. Burials could have been enhanced by ancient music

Question 7

aid

Answer 7

n. help or support

e.g Bluestones were thought to aid in the healing of people

Question 8

chip

Answer 8

n. a small piece that has been broken off a larger object

e.g. Small pieces of bluestones chipped from the originals

Question 9

Scatter

Answer 9

v. to move apart in many directions

Strew/disperse

e.g. Small pieces of bluestones were found scattered throughout the site

Question 10

Stone mace

Answer 10

n. a wooden club with a head made of some heavy and hard material, such as stone

blunt weapon

Question 11

Chalk

Answer 11

n. a type of soft white rock

Question 12

unearth

Answer 12

v. to discover something in the ground

Question 13

incense

Answer 13

n. a substance which is burned especially in religious services, and which gives off a pleasant smell