Information and IdeasHardEvidence that a hillfort was abandoned peacefully
Information and Ideas practice question
An archaeologist argues that the hillfort was abandoned peacefully rather than destroyed in an attack.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?
- A. No weapons, burnt layers, or unburied bodies were found, and the houses had been emptied of tools and pottery before their roofs collapsed.Correct
- B. The hillfort has strong walls.
- C. Hillforts in the region were often attacked.
- D. The hillfort was occupied for two centuries.
Answer: A. No weapons, burnt layers, or unburied bodies were found, and the houses had been emptied of tools and pottery before their roofs collapsed.
No signs of violence, and an orderly clearing out.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The hillfort has strong walls.
- Walls fit either account.
- C. Hillforts in the region were often attacked.
- Points the other way, if anything.
- D. The hillfort was occupied for two centuries.
- Length of occupation does not show how it ended.
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