Round 3: Tossup 2

Local legends about Neolithic tombs in this country called kistvaens (“kissed-vains”) include one about a farmer stealing a heart-shaped flint from one. A 1996 television program aired in this country overemphasized genetic similarities between a local history teacher and a Mesolithic skeleton that was later shown to have had dark skin. (10[1])A chalk-filled hill figure of a horse (10[1])in this country dates from the Bronze Age, unlike the Cerne (“surn”) Abbas Giant. Bone fragments discovered in this country were fraudulently passed off as Piltdown Man, a supposed “missing link” in human evolution. (10[1])A ring of standing stones aligned toward sunrise and sunset on the summer and winter solstices is found on this country’s Salisbury Plain. For 10 points, name this country whose ancient sites include Stonehenge. ■END■

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