Ramilisonina
Mike Parker Pearson
Stonehenge
Artifacts
Vocabulary
200

Who did he explore Stonehenge with?

Mike Parker Pearson

200

Where did Mike explore?

Stonehenge

200

How many years ago was Stonehenge built?

4500 years ago

200

What were the larger stones in Stonehenge called?

Sarsens

200

Large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England

Sarsens

400

Where did Ramilisonina explore before he explored Stonehenge

Madagascar

400

What year did he ask Ramilisonina to explore Stonehenge?

1998

400

Where is Stonehenge located?

UK

400

This is the process of looking for carbon molecules to see how many are left to estimate the age. It is important to archaeology because it can show how old the artifacts are and what time period they are from. (text-dependent)

Carbon-14 dating

400

a common sedimentary rock consisting of sand, usually quartz, cemented together by various substances

Sandstone

600

When did Ramilisonina explore Stonehenge?

1998

600

What was Mike's project team name?

The Riverside Project

600

When was Stonehenge first discovered?

1100 BC

600

How far were the smaller stones carried to Stonehenge?

150 miles

600

a bluish, argillaceous sandstone used for building purposes

Bluestones

800

Why did Ramilisonina hate filming in Stonehenge?

It was cold

800

Who asked Mike to get info on Stonehenge?

BBC

800

Who first explored Stonehenge?

William Gowland

800

What were the smaller stones in Stonehenge called?

Bluestones

800

a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.

Mortise

1000

Who asked Ramilisonina to go to Stonehenge?

Mike Parker Pearson

1000

What was Mike's past job before archaeology?

College Professor

1000

What year was Stonehenge built?

3500 BC

1000

How did Atkinson figure out that ancient people did the work of setting up the stones

He carbon-14 dated antlers he found

1000

a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions

Tenon

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