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Compare and contrast the occupation of Archaic humans in Britain with that of the mesolithic and describe at least one important site from each period

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What is meant by the term “Neolithisation”? Is it still a useful way of explaining cultural changes between 5000-4000 BC?

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What are the main explanations today for the function and form of megalithic tombs in Britain?

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What is meant by the “Bell Beaker Phenomenon”?

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How would you characterize the main features of the Iron Age in Southern Britain?

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Imagine you are researching the Druids and need to convince the British Academy to fund you. What archaeological evidence can you cite to support your claim that they were an important element in Iron Age cults and rituals?

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How has our perception of “archaic humans” changes in the light of new research in Britain? Choose two important sites to illustrate your answer.

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“Diffusionism” or “Indigenism”? Are either of these terms valid when describing the introduction of agriculture into Britain, around 4000 BC?

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What are hillforts and what do they tell us about Iron Age society in southern Britain?

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There is often debate surrounding the interpretation of sites that show the activites of “archaic humans”. Chose two important sites in Britain and explain the problems of their interpretation

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In the past the adoption of farming has been described as a “Neolithic Revolution”. Is this still a useful way of explaining the Mesolithic- Neolithic transition?

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What do we understand by ‘ritual landscapes’ in the period 3000-1500 BC? Include details of three examples in your answer

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How do mortuary practices in the Neolithic differ from those in the Bronze Age? Can they tell us anything about society in these periods?

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What characterises Iron Age settlement in southern Britain and what features do we see in the landscape? Use 2 or 3 case studies to illustrate your answer

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What can the study of megalithic monuments in Britain tell us about the societies that built/used them?

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How important was the role of long-distance contact and trade for social and cultural changes occurring during the British Bronze Age?

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Characterise the Iron Age settlement and landscape of either Southern Britain (800 BC- AD 43) OR Scotland (700 BC- AD 600) during the Iron Age.

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What are Late Iron Age oppida and how did they develop in southern Britain? Discuss with reference to at least two case studies

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Discuss the differences between Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans, including site location and material culture. Put forward an explanation for the demise of Neanderthals in Britain, from 30,00 BP.

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Compare and contrast the hunter-gatherer way of life with that of early farmers in Britain. Explain the current debates that have been put forward to understand this transition.

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What do you understand by the term ‘ritual’ landscapes? Can we still use this term in the light of current research? Use 2-3 examples in your answer.

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How would you characterise the changes in mortuary practices between 4000 BC- 1500 BC? Use at least three examples in your answer

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What can evidence for the colonization of Britain by early hominins during the Lower Palaeolithic tell us about their adaptive capacities in this marginal environment?

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What evidence is there to suggest that the relationship between Mesolithic people and the natural world was respectful and mutualistic, rather than purely explotative?

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What can the treatment of human remains in Early Neolithic chambered tombs and long barrows tell us about the social role of these monuments?

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The architecture of Late Neolithic henge monuments hints at dramatic changes in the social and political order during this period. Discuss using examples.

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The lifecycle of Bronze Age roundhouses appear to have been closely linked in both practical and symbolic terms to the lifecycles of their inhabitants. Discuss.

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What does the votive deposition of human remains in pits, bogs and other non-funerary contexts tell us about Iron Age ritual and society?

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