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Dinnington, Somerset, first screened 8 January 2006

Time Trial

Watched the programme, browsed the web pages? Now try our quick quiz to see how you get on.

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To accompany this programme, we have a picture quiz, featuring some of the fabulous finds made at this Roman villa site in the original excavation in 2002 and during the Big Roman Dig in 2005. You'll find all these pictures on the web pages for one or other of the programmes featuring Dinnington, but you might like to try to see how many of the questions you can answer correctly here first before finding out more about the finds on the rest of the website.

question 1

This object was made in what is known as the Hod Hill style. What is it?

 

Question 2

This object dates from 340-400 AD. What is it?

 

Question 3

This was described as 'fundamentally naff' style-wise by Tony, but would have indicated an extremely high status building at the time it was made. What is it?

 

Question 4

What are these the remains of?

 

Question 5

According to Time Team's mosaic specialist, what does this mosaic depict?

 

Question 6

What are these?

 

out of 6 correct on first try

 

 

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spacerLower Basildon
spacerCirencester
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