Stonehenge

Question 1

Who first attempted to date the age of Earth?

Answer 1

James Usher in 1654. World created nightfall preceding 23 October 4004 BC.

Question 2

What is a Cabinet of Curiosities?

Answer 2

Antiquarian term used to describe a person interested in Antiquities.

Question 3

Who first sketched Stonehenge?

Answer 3

Wiliam Camden in 1607.

Question 4

Who were two key British antiquaries interested in Stonehenge?

Answer 4

Aubrey and Stuckeley.

Question 5

Were John Aubrey’s assumption on Stonehenge correct?

Answer 5

Not really - His observations were accurate but his interpretations wrong. Druids, reconstruction of social life.

Question 6

Were William Stukeley’s assumption on Stonehenge correct?

Answer 6

More accurate than Aubrey - he made observations of a basic archaeological character. 1) re-Roman period with artefacts 2) Prehistorical migrations 3) Model to study related structures 4) Interpretations in light of historical knowledge.
He still mentions the Druids though.

Question 7

What order is Thomsen’s three age system?

Answer 7

1) Stone (old and new)
2) Bronze
3) Iron

Question 8

When we Stonehenge constructed?

Answer 8

1,500 years of construction and alteration from about 3,000-1,500 bc.