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Britain's drowned world, first screened 24 April 2007

Time Trial

Try our quick quiz on Ice Ages and the ancient human occupation of Britain.

(The quiz uses JavaScript so you need to be using Netscape 3, Internet Explorer 3.01 or above, and have JavaScript enabled)

According to radiocarbon dating of human remains, when did modern humans begin to recolonise Britain as the climate warmed at the end of the last Ice Age?

 

How many waves of human occupation do scientists believe there have been in Britain?

 

Why was 'Swanscombe Man', three 300,000-year old skull fragments found in the 1930s and 1950s, badly named?

 

Until they were correctly identified from the 17th century onwards, what did people used to think that ancient flint tools were?

 

As the last glaciation drew to a close, mean July temperatures in Britain rose dramatically by around 7°C. Over what period of time did this warming take place?

 

When did a 2°C drop in average temperatures in some regions lead to the onset of a mini-Ice Age?

 

out of 6 correct on first try

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