Welcome to When On Google Earth 47, hosted by Iconoclasm. Here’s this edition’s challenge – can you identify the archaeological site?
The Rules of When on Google Earth are as follows:
Q: What is When on Google Earth?
A: It’s a game for archaeologists, or anybody else willing to have a go!
Q: How do you play it?
A: Simple, you try to identify the site in the picture.
Q: Who wins?
A: The first person to correctly identify the site, including its major period of occupation, wins the game.
Q: What does the winner get?
A: The winner gets bragging rights and the chance to host the next When on Google Earth on his/her own blog!
Previous winners:
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Host: |
Victor: |
Site: |
Period: |
1 |
Chuck Jones |
Takht-i Jamshid / Persepolis terrace, Iran |
Achaemenid period |
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2 |
PDD |
Church of Saint Simeon at Qalat Siman, Syria |
5th-6th c. CE |
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2.1 |
Paul Zimmerman |
Qal’at al-Bahrain |
16th c. CE |
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3 |
Heather Baker |
Baraqish (Yathill), Yemen |
Minaean |
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4 |
Jason Ur |
Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan |
ca. 2600-1900 BCE |
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5 |
Dan Diffendale |
Monte Albán, Oaxaca, Mexico |
1st-5th centuries CE |
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6 |
Claire of Geevor Mine |
Segontium, Caernarfon, Wales |
77ish to about 390 CE |
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7 |
Ivan Cangemi |
Carn Euny, UK |
ca. 500 BCE-100 CE |
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8 |
Southie Sham |
Monks Mound (Cahokia), IL, USA |
fl. 1050-1200 |
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9 |
Dan Diffendale |
Gergovia, France |
fl. 1st c. BCE |
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10 |
Dorothy King |
Kastro Larissa/Argos, Greece |
ca. 1100 CE |
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11 |
Daniel Pett |
Utica, Tunisia |
8th century BCE–until 2nd Century CE |
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12 |
Neil Silberman |
Caesarea Maritima, Israel |
1st century CE–Present |
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13 |
Chuck Jones |
Graceland, Memphis, TN, USA |
1939 CE–Present |
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14 |
Aphaia |
Bam Citadel, Iran |
pre-6th century BC–19th century CE |
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15 |
Daniel Pett |
Myrina, Lemnos, Greece |
Classical Greek–present |
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16 |
Paul Barford |
Dambulla Cave Temple, Sri Lanka |
1st century BCE |
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17 |
Scott McDonough |
Rosetta (Rashid), Egypt |
Ptolemaic, Mamluk |
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18 |
Lindsay Allen |
Ani, Turkey |
Medieval, 10th-14th centuries CE |
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19 |
Heather in Vienna |
South Shields, England, UK |
Roman Imperial |
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20 |
Scott McDonough |
Suomenlinna/Sveaborg fortress, Helsinki, Finland |
1748-present |
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21 |
Chuck Jones |
Derbent, Republic of Dagestan |
Sasanian-present |
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22 |
Paul Barford |
Amphitheatre of Aquincum (Budapest), Hungary |
Roman |
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23 |
Geoff Carter |
The Cursus, (Stonehenge) Wiltshire |
Neolithic |
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24 |
Ferhan Sakal |
The Heuneburg, South Germany |
Iron Age |
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25 |
Lindsay Allen |
Sura, Syria |
Roman |
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26 |
Andrea Kay |
Bannerman Castle, Hudson River, US |
C20th |
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27 |
David Powell |
Taposiris Magna, Alexandria, Egypt |
C1st bce |
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28 |
Billy |
Ross Abbey, Galway, Ireland |
Medieval |
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29 |
Geoff Carter |
Great Zimbabwe, Africa |
C11th – 14th ce |
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30 |
Heather |
Elsdon Castle, England |
C11th – 12th ce |
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31 |
Geoff Carter |
Volubilis, Morocco |
Roman |
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32 |
Paul Barford |
Su Nuraxi, Barumini, Sardinia |
C15th – 6th bce |
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33 |
Ferhan Sakal |
Arkona, Germany |
Medieval |
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34 |
Heather |
Arslantepe, Turkey |
Chalcolithic – Byzantine |
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35 |
Ferhan Sakal |
Mahabodhi Temple Complex, India |
3rd century B.C. – 6th CE |
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36 |
Billy |
Borobudur, Buddhist shrine, Indonesia |
9th century B.C. – 6th CE |
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37 |
Ferhan Sakal |
Browns Island, New Zealand |
c. 13th century – 1820 |
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38 |
Andrea Kay |
Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn, Oman |
3rd millennium B.C. |
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39 |
Matt B. |
Serabit el-Khadim, Egypt |
2nd millennium B.C. |
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40 |
Andrea Kay |
Valsgärde grave field, Sweden |
Swedish Vendel /Iron Age |
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41 |
Lindsay Allen |
Siwa oasis, Egypt |
fourth century B.C. -Roman |
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42 |
David Gill |
Castle of Pont Steffan, Wales, UK |
Medieval |
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43 |
Nigel |
Hay Castle, Wales, UK |
12th century |
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44 |
Heather |
Olympos, Turkey |
Hellenistic – Roman |
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45 |
Ferhan Sakal |
Carnuntum, Austria |
Roman |
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46 |
Troels Myrup |
Knossos, Greece |
Bronze Age |
I think that would be Aggersborg, a Viking Ring Fortress, which dates from around AD 980. I only recognised it because I’ve been to Trelleborg.
Good work, Alun! You win!
Thanks. When on Google Earth 48 is now online.