Having wrested the converted prise from Billy at the Moore Group, after David Powell had picked a site in Billy's garden, (it’s a small world – Lindsay Allen’s WoGE 19 was the building I used to work in), I give you WoGE 30, good luck all -
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:
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Victor:
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Site:
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Period:
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1
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Chuck Jones
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Takht-i Jamshid / Persepolis terrace, Iran
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Achaemenid period
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2
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PDD
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Church of Saint Simeon at Qalat Siman, Syria
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5th-6th c. CE
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2.1
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Paul Zimmerman
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Qal’at al-Bahrain
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16th c. CE
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3
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Heather Baker
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Baraqish (Yathill), Yemen
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Minaean
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4
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Jason Ur
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Mohenjo Daro,
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ca. 2600-1900 BCE
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5
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Dan Diffendale
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Monte Albán, Oaxaca, Mexico
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1st-5th centuries CE
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6
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Claire of Geevor Mine
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Segontium, Caernarfon, Wales
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77ish to about 390 CE
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7
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Ivan Cangemi
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Carn Euny
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ca. 500 BCE-100 CE
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8
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Southie Sham
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Monks Mound (Cahokia), IL, USA
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fl. 1050-1200
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9
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Dan Diffendale
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Gergovia
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fl. 1st c. BCE
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10
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Dorothy King
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Kastro Larissa/Argos, Greece
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ca. 1100 CE
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11
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Daniel Pett
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Utica, Tunisia
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8th century BCE–until 2nd Century CE
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12
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Neil Silberman
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Caesarea Maritima, Israel
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1st century CE–Present
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13
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Chuck Jones
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Graceland, Memphis, TN, United States
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1939 CE–Present
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14
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Aphaia
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Bam Citadel, Iran
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pre-6th century BC–19th century CE
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15
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Daniel Pett
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Myrina, Lemnos, Greece
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Classical Greek–present
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16
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Paul Barford
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Dambulla Cave Temple, Sri Lanka
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1st century BCE
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17
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Scott McDonough
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Rosetta (Rashid), Egypt
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Ptolemaic, Mamluk
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18
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Lindsay Allen
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Ani, Turkey
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Medieval, 10th-14th centuries CE
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19
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Heather in Vienna
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South Shields, England, UK
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Roman Imperial
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20
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Scott McDonough
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Suomenlinna/Sveaborg fortress, Helsinki, Finland
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1748-present
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21
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Chuck Jones
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Derbent, Republic of Dagestan
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22
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Paul Barford
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Amphitheatre of Aquincum (Budapest), Hungary
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Roman
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23
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Geoff Carter
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The Cursus, (Stonehenge) Wiltshire
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Neolithic
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24
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Ferhan Sakal
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The Heuneburg, South Germany
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Iron Age
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25
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Lindsay Allen
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Sura, Syria
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Roman
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26
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Andrea
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Bannerman Castle, Hudson River
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C20th
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27
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David Powell
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Taposiris Magna, Alexandria, Egypt
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C1st bce
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28
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Billy
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Ross Abbey, Galway, Ireland
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Medieval
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29
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Geoff Carter
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Great Zimbabwe, Africa
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C11th - 14th ce
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30
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Geoff Carter
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Heather
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Elsdon Castle, Northum., England
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C11th - 12th ce
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If WoGE 30 remains unsolved by 6.00pm local Northumbrian time, a clue will be given . . . .
ReplyDeleteIt's a tough one, Geoff!
ReplyDeleteUnless you live next door to it ....
ReplyDeleteAt last! It's the motte and bailey castle at Elsdon, Northumberland, built not long after the Norman conquest.
ReplyDeleteI could see it was a motte and bailey, but there are zillions of these things and today (a public holiday here, luckily) I have looked at most of them!
Well done Heather, it is Eldon Castle, Northumberland, a remarkably preserved Norman Motte and Bailey Castle C11 – 12th ce.
ReplyDeleteSo it’s over to you . . .
(15 mins short of my clue; - This place was said to be the abode of a giant, 7 leagues from Hogwarts)
And here is the link for WOGE 31:
ReplyDeletehttp://woge20.blogspot.com/2009/05/when-on-google-earth-31.html