Prehistoric Architecture

1. The “new” stone age(8000-2300 BCE), which marked the beginnings of monumental architecture.

-Neolithic

2. Formed by piling of stone blocks in horizontal courses, cantilevered inwards until the two walls meet
in an arch.

-Corbeled Vault

3. One of the earliest methods of architectural construction in which two post support a horizontal
beam which rests across the top.

-Post and Lintel

4. A large stone used in the construction of a prehistoric structure.

-Megalith

5. Monument consisting of an enclosure formed by megaliths planted in the ground in a circle.

-Cromlech

6. Prehistoric tomb of standing stones usually capped with a large horizontal slab.

-Dolmen

7-10. Functions of Stonehenge

-Cremation/Burial site

-Astrological observatory

-Solar Calendar

-Sacred site

11. A type of Hut that shows evidence of the use of leaves to cover huts.

- Bambuti Hut

12. A type of hut that show evidence of the use of grass to make huts.

-Tongus Hut

13-15. Different stages of history of man

-Old Stone age

-New Stone age

-Iron/Bronze age