Some sample questions from this category:
* Christian Jurgensen Thomson developed his famous 'Three Age System' for subdividing human prehistory in 1806. Which of these was not an 'age' in Thomson's system?
* The last glaciation of the most recent Ice Age is sometimes referred to by the name of what river in Europe?
* Which of these individuals first identified a member of the early hominid species known as Australopithecus?
* The earliest evidence of toolmaking was found at a site on the east side of Lake Turkana which has been given what name?
* Eugene Dubois was a Dutch physician who set out in the 1890s to find remains of early humanoids. He located the first example of what he called 'Pithecanthropus erectus', also known as Homo erectus, on what island in 1891?
* In what country can the famous Zhoukoudian Cave be found, where a great many remains of the species Homo erectus have been discovered?
* Which of these is the name of a cave wherein tools have been found that were employed by the Neanderthals?
* What type(s) of evidence do historians have to verify that events in pre-history actually occurred?
* Which of the following items was found in the Divje Babe I cave?
* During which of the following eras have scientists and historians concluded that the Solar System was created through the explosion of masses of gases and clouds around the sun?
* Which of the following archaeological deposits contains evidence of the first discovered specimins of Homo habilis?
* Pre-historic music of non-European origin that survives today is often referred to as what type of music?
* One of the most famous portable pre-historic works of art has often been referred to as the "Venus of Willendorf". What pre-historic era has this work of art been linked to?
* The Bering Land Bridge has been thought to have allowed humans to migrate from one continent to another. What two present day locations are thought to have been connected by the Bering Land Bridge?
* The Epipalaeolithic Era has often been characterized by the presence of microliths. What are microliths?
* Which species of prehistoric man was found at Boxgrove?
* The Amesbury archer found near Stonehenge dates from 2300BC (when work on the henge was starting). Where is he believed to come from?
* Which of these is not a type of Bronze age barrow?
* What is the *strictest* definition of a "henge"?
* What is a causewayed camp?
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