tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post2258101596187550558..comments2024-03-11T15:40:37.015+00:00Comments on Theoretical Structural Archaeology: When on Google Earth 92 #2Geoff Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-78555623750648701032010-06-04T15:56:41.845+01:002010-06-04T15:56:41.845+01:00Thanks, Geoff!
Just to let you all know that I'...Thanks, Geoff!<br />Just to let you all know that I've now posted WOGE93 on my very new blog...<br />http://climate-culture.blogspot.com/Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477349672174130130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-55773614214537607242010-06-04T07:51:36.835+01:002010-06-04T07:51:36.835+01:00I think if you had had a guess at 'Castro'...I think if you had had a guess at 'Castro' culture from my clues about Cuba/Marxism you would be halfway there.<br /><br />From the form of the site, and this is were a good general archaeological knowledge comes in, you can discern the type/period.<br /><br />Most of us post well known sites, -the trick is to work out the country/part of the world. <br /><br />Knowing your way round the internet helps, as does a little persistence; I rarely know the actual site instantly.Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-12486289259530080422010-06-04T03:32:50.161+01:002010-06-04T03:32:50.161+01:00Finally! I never have a hope of identifying the s...Finally! I never have a hope of identifying the sites, but I get frustrated no end when you professionals cannot come up with the answer. Thanks for the identification, and off to search what info I can find on the site. Looking forward to being frustrated with Lee's choice of site.luckylibbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907614465006921461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-83096102753571205572010-06-03T23:21:28.348+01:002010-06-03T23:21:28.348+01:00Brilliant! Well done Lee, it is indeed Citânia de ...Brilliant! Well done Lee, it is indeed Citânia de Briteiros, an Iron Age Oppidum in Portugal, with BA and medieval phases.<br /><br />So it's over to you, I look forward to WOGE 93.Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-61031374081390492632010-06-03T22:06:52.346+01:002010-06-03T22:06:52.346+01:00Got it!
Citânia de Briteiros in north Portugal. Ca...Got it!<br />Citânia de Briteiros in north Portugal. Castro Culture; late Bronze/Iron Age.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477349672174130130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-6897971014990115562010-06-02T22:21:47.269+01:002010-06-02T22:21:47.269+01:00ome on everyone, this is getting embarrassing!
Le...ome on everyone, this is getting embarrassing!<br /><br />Lets review the evidence.<br /><br />It is a hill fort, with circular buildings, and is slightly urban in nature.<br />Some of the defences are stone built.<br />The vegetation is slightly scrubby, and the area looks a bit dry, but not too arid.<br />It has a good tarmac road, car park and modern structures on the summit.<br /><br />I am a specialist in European prehistory, and I took the plan from a well known text.<br /><br />So you are looking for a hill fort with round buildings and stone built defences, in one of the dryer areas of Europe, which is of a tourist attraction locally, of some international interest.<br /><br />So the answer is . . .Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-27014482393683732882010-05-27T08:31:11.271+01:002010-05-27T08:31:11.271+01:00It belongs to a Culture that sounds Cuban. .... bu...It belongs to a Culture that sounds Cuban. .... but isn't!Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-9614578118755485032010-05-27T05:35:23.411+01:002010-05-27T05:35:23.411+01:00Another clue, please?Another clue, please?luckylibbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907614465006921461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-16735269311277508292010-05-22T10:31:36.897+01:002010-05-22T10:31:36.897+01:00If you are all at sea with this one, try turning l...If you are all at sea with this one, try turning left!Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-7378516560993635722010-05-22T10:10:38.581+01:002010-05-22T10:10:38.581+01:00Hey, I keep looking but I'm struggling with th...Hey, I keep looking but I'm struggling with this one!<br />HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-30405623487559744392010-05-21T16:27:12.726+01:002010-05-21T16:27:12.726+01:00'Windmill Hill Culture' is a term once use...'Windmill Hill Culture' is a term once used for a phase of the Neolithic in England.<br /><br />While the site is a hill it is not Neolithic, but pre-dates the use of Windmills in the area.<br /><br />The rest of the comment is a cryptic clue to the cultural phase of this site.<br /><br />It will time for more clues soon, as usual I am surprised nobody has got it yet [. . come on Heather!]Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-2449274711635979672010-05-21T15:56:58.767+01:002010-05-21T15:56:58.767+01:00How about Windmill hill c. 3500 bc please explainHow about Windmill hill c. 3500 bc please explainarchaeologyhttp://www.archaeologyexcavations.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-27155208042102141202010-05-11T00:43:22.512+01:002010-05-11T00:43:22.512+01:00'Hill' I like, but only on topographical g...'Hill' I like, but only on topographical grounds, and 'Windmill' is very much an anachronism.<br />Nor is it belong to a Neolithic, it's far more of a Marxist culture.Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-75079283027234411322010-05-10T23:47:31.177+01:002010-05-10T23:47:31.177+01:00Hi Geoff
How about Windmill hill c. 3500 bcHi Geoff<br /><br /> How about Windmill hill c. 3500 bcTimothy Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10027256238142330766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-44994157349836159942010-05-07T17:53:57.063+01:002010-05-07T17:53:57.063+01:00Since nobody has even had a guess in the last two ...Since nobody has even had a guess in the last two weeks, I will put up a clue tomorrow, Saturday May 8th.Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.com