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 (10[1])hill figure of a horse in this country dates from the Bronze Age, unlike the Cerne (“surn”) Abbas Giant. (10[1])Bone fragments discovered in this country were fraudulently passed off as Piltdown Man, a supposed “missing link” in human evolution. A ring of standing stones aligned toward sunrise (10[1])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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