Prehistoric Flashcards

1
Q

Tied up tree branches and built up by weaving flexible twigs through the main structure

A

Wigwam

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2
Q

Wigwam but with animal skins

A

Teepee

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3
Q

Snow blocks in a dome-like form

A

Igloo

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4
Q

Some of the oldest known structures

A

Beehive Hut

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5
Q

Houses with conical roofs

A

Trullo

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6
Q

Made out of megaliths

A

Stone Henge

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7
Q

Single stones standing and arranged in parallel rows.

A

Menhir

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8
Q

Portal tomb or portal grave or altars. post-and-lintel type but has 3 or more supporting stones.

A

Dolmen

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9
Q

Circular arrangement of menhirs around dolmens.

A

Cromlech

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10
Q

Upright slab forming part of a larger structure

A

Orthostat

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11
Q

A linear arrangement of upright,
parallel standing stones.

A

Stone Row

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12
Q

a straight standing stone topped with
another forming ‘T” shape.

A

Taula

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13
Q

Red color rock

A

Red Ocher

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14
Q

Red from insect

A

Cochineal Carmine

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15
Q

Red from roots

A

Madder

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16
Q

Name the yellow colorants

A

Yellow Ocher, Weld

17
Q

Name blue colorants

A

Woad, Dwarf Alder