Information and IdeasHardEvidence for a claim about a well's age
Information and Ideas practice question
An archaeologist claims that a stone-lined well in a farmyard is medieval, not, as the farmer believes, Victorian.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?
- A. The well's lining is built of the same dressed stone, with the same mason's marks, as the ruined medieval priory a mile away, and pottery of the 1300s was found in its lowest silt.Correct
- B. The well is still used to water cattle.
- C. Victorian farms often had wells.
- D. The well is deeper than most wells in the county.
Answer: A. The well's lining is built of the same dressed stone, with the same mason's marks, as the ruined medieval priory a mile away, and pottery of the 1300s was found in its lowest silt.
Matching medieval stone and dated pottery.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The well is still used to water cattle.
- Use does not date it.
- C. Victorian farms often had wells.
- Supports the farmer, if anything.
- D. The well is deeper than most wells in the county.
- Depth does not date it.
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