Round 1: 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 (10[2])that was later shown to have had dark (10[1])skin. A chalk-filled (10[2])hill figure of a horse in this country dates from (10[1])the Bronze Age, unlike the Cerne (10[1])(“surn”) Abbas Giant. Bone fragments discovered in this country were fraudulently passed off as Piltdown Man, a supposed (10[1])“missing link” in human evolution. A ring of standing stones aligned toward sunrise and sunset (10[1])on the summer and winter solstices (10[1])is found on this country’s Salisbury Plain. For 10 points, name this country whose ancient sites include Stonehenge. ■END■

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