Mittwoch, 4. August 2010
When On Google Earth 99
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!
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=84104363322
Previous winners: http://electricarchaeologist.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/when-on-google-earth-closes-on-100-rounds-of-identifying-fun/
Montag, 2. August 2010
When On Google Earth 97
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!
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=84104363322
Previous winners: http://electricarchaeologist.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/when-on-google-earth-closes-on-100-rounds-of-identifying-fun/
Mittwoch, 28. Juli 2010
When On Google Earth 94
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!
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=84104363322
Previous winners: http://electricarchaeologist.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/when-on-google-earth-closes-on-100-rounds-of-identifying-fun/
Montag, 22. Juni 2009
When On Google Earth 52
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!
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=84104363322
Previous winners:
# | Host: | Victor: | Site: | Period: |
1 | Chuck Jones | Takht-i Jamshid / Persepolis terrace, Iran | Achaemenid period | |
2 | PDD | Church of Saint Simeon at Qalat Siman, Syria | 5th-6th c. CE | |
2.1 | Paul Zimmerman | Qal’at al-Bahrain | 16th c. CE | |
3 | Heather Baker | Baraqish (Yathill), Yemen | Minaean | |
4 | Jason Ur | Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan | ca. 2600-1900 BCE | |
5 | Dan Diffendale | Monte Albán, Oaxaca, Mexico | 1st-5th centuries CE | |
6 | Claire of Geevor Mine | Segontium, Caernarfon, Wales | 77ish to about 390 CE | |
7 | Ivan Cangemi | Carn Euny, UK | ca. 500 BCE-100 CE | |
8 | Southie Sham | Monks Mound (Cahokia), IL, USA | fl. 1050-1200 | |
9 | Dan Diffendale | Gergovia, France | fl. 1st c. BCE | |
10 | Dorothy King | Kastro Larissa/Argos, Greece | ca. 1100 CE | |
11 | Daniel Pett | Utica, Tunisia | 8th century BCE–until 2nd Century CE | |
12 | Neil Silberman | Caesarea Maritima, Israel | 1st century CE–Present | |
13 | Chuck Jones | Graceland, Memphis, TN, USA | 1939 CE–Present | |
14 | Aphaia | Bam Citadel, Iran | pre-6th century BC–19th century CE | |
15 | Daniel Pett | Myrina, Lemnos, Greece | Classical Greek–present | |
16 | Paul Barford | Dambulla Cave Temple, Sri Lanka | 1st century BCE | |
17 | Scott McDonough | Rosetta (Rashid), Egypt | Ptolemaic, Mamluk | |
18 | Lindsay Allen | Ani, Turkey | Medieval, 10th-14th centuries CE | |
19 | Heather in Vienna | South Shields, England, UK | Roman Imperial | |
20 | Scott McDonough | Suomenlinna/Sveaborg fortress, Helsinki, Finland | 1748-present | |
21 | Chuck Jones | Derbent, Republic of Dagestan | Sasanian-present | |
22 | Paul Barford | Amphitheatre of Aquincum (Budapest), Hungary | Roman | |
23 | Geoff Carter | The Cursus, (Stonehenge) Wiltshire | Neolithic | |
24 | Ferhan Sakal | The Heuneburg, South Germany | Iron Age | |
25 | Lindsay Allen | Sura, Syria | Roman | |
26 | Andrea Kay | Bannerman Castle, Hudson River, US | C20th | |
27 | David Powell | Taposiris Magna, Alexandria, Egypt | C1st bce | |
28 | Billy | Ross Abbey, Galway, Ireland | Medieval | |
29 | Geoff Carter | Great Zimbabwe, Africa | C11th – 14th ce | |
30 | Heather | Elsdon Castle, England | C11th – 12th ce | |
31 | Geoff Carter | Volubilis, Morocco | Roman | |
32 | Paul Barford | Su Nuraxi, Barumini, Sardinia | C15th – 6th bce | |
33 | Ferhan Sakal | Arkona, Germany | Medieval | |
34 | Heather | Arslantepe, Turkey | Chalcolithic – Byzantine | |
35 | Ferhan Sakal | Mahabodhi Temple Complex, India | 3rd century B.C. – 6th CE | |
36 | Billy | Borobudur, Buddhist shrine, Indonesia | 9th century B.C. – 6th CE | |
37 | Ferhan Sakal | Browns Island, New Zealand | c. 13th century – 1820 | |
38 | Andrea Kay | Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn, Oman | 3rd millennium B.C. | |
39 | Matt B. | Serabit el-Khadim, Egypt | 2nd millennium B.C. | |
40 | Andrea Kay | Valsgärde grave field, Sweden | Swedish Vendel /Iron Age | |
41 | Lindsay Allen | Siwa oasis, Egypt | fourth century B.C. -Roman | |
42 | David Gill | Castle of Pont Steffan, Wales, UK | Medieval | |
43 | Nigel | Hay Castle, Wales, UK | 12th century | |
44 | Heather | Olympos, Turkey | Hellenistic – Roman | |
45 | Ferhan Sakal | Carnuntum, Austria | Roman | |
46 | Troels Myrup | Knossos, Greece | Bronze Age | |
47 | Alun Salt | Aggersborg | Viking | |
48 | Geoff Carter | Marsala, Sicillia. | Punic/Roman | |
49 | Matt B | Springfield Lyons, UK | LBA (/Saxon) | |
50 | Geoff Carter | Kalkriese in Osnabrück, Germany | Roman | |
51 | Ferhan Sakal | Grimes Graves, Norfolk, UK | Late neolithic |
Have fun ;-)
Samstag, 13. Juni 2009
When On Google Earth 46
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:
# | Host: | Victor: | Site: | Period: |
1 | Chuck Jones | Takht-i Jamshid / Persepolis terrace, Iran | Achaemenid period | |
2 | PDD | Church of Saint Simeon at Qalat Siman, Syria | 5th-6th c. CE | |
2.1 | Paul Zimmerman | Qal’at al-Bahrain | 16th c. CE | |
3 | Heather Baker | Baraqish (Yathill), Yemen | Minaean | |
4 | Jason Ur | Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan | ca. 2600-1900 BCE | |
5 | Dan Diffendale | Monte Albán, Oaxaca, Mexico | 1st-5th centuries CE | |
6 | Claire of Geevor Mine | Segontium, Caernarfon, Wales | 77ish to about 390 CE | |
7 | Ivan Cangemi | Carn Euny, UK | ca. 500 BCE-100 CE | |
8 | Southie Sham | Monks Mound (Cahokia), IL, USA | fl. 1050-1200 | |
9 | Dan Diffendale | Gergovia, France | fl. 1st c. BCE | |
10 | Dorothy King | Kastro Larissa/Argos, Greece | ca. 1100 CE | |
11 | Daniel Pett | Utica, Tunisia | 8th century BCE–until 2nd Century CE | |
12 | Neil Silberman | Caesarea Maritima, Israel | 1st century CE–Present | |
13 | Chuck Jones | Graceland, Memphis, TN, USA | 1939 CE–Present | |
14 | Aphaia | Bam Citadel, Iran | pre-6th century BC–19th century CE | |
15 | Daniel Pett | Myrina, Lemnos, Greece | Classical Greek–present | |
16 | Paul Barford | Dambulla Cave Temple, Sri Lanka | 1st century BCE | |
17 | Scott McDonough | Rosetta (Rashid), Egypt | Ptolemaic, Mamluk | |
18 | Lindsay Allen | Ani, Turkey | Medieval, 10th-14th centuries CE | |
19 | Heather in Vienna | South Shields, England, UK | Roman Imperial | |
20 | Scott McDonough | Suomenlinna/Sveaborg fortress, Helsinki, Finland | 1748-present | |
21 | Chuck Jones | Derbent, Republic of Dagestan | Sasanian-present | |
22 | Paul Barford | Amphitheatre of Aquincum (Budapest), Hungary | Roman | |
23 | Geoff Carter | The Cursus, (Stonehenge) Wiltshire | Neolithic | |
24 | Ferhan Sakal | The Heuneburg, South Germany | Iron Age | |
25 | Lindsay Allen | Sura, Syria | Roman | |
26 | Andrea Kay | Bannerman Castle, Hudson River, US | C20th | |
27 | David Powell | Taposiris Magna, Alexandria, Egypt | C1st bce | |
28 | Billy | Ross Abbey, Galway, Ireland | Medieval | |
29 | Geoff Carter | Great Zimbabwe, Africa | C11th – 14th ce | |
30 | Heather | Elsdon Castle, England | C11th – 12th ce | |
31 | Geoff Carter | Volubilis, Morocco | Roman | |
32 | Paul Barford | Su Nuraxi, Barumini, Sardinia | C15th – 6th bce | |
33 | Ferhan Sakal | Arkona, Germany | Medieval | |
34 | Heather | Arslantepe, Turkey | Chalcolithic – Byzantine | |
35 | Ferhan Sakal | Mahabodhi Temple Complex, India | 3rd century B.C. – 6th CE | |
36 | Billy | Borobudur, Buddhist shrine, Indonesia | 9th century B.C. – 6th CE | |
37 | Ferhan Sakal | Browns Island, New Zealand | c. 13th century – 1820 | |
38 | Andrea Kay | Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn, Oman | 3rd millennium B.C. | |
39 | Matt B. | Serabit el-Khadim, Egypt | 2nd millennium B.C. | |
40 | Andrea Kay | Valsgärde grave field, Sweden | Swedish Vendel /Iron Age | |
41 | Lindsay Allen | Siwa oasis, Egypt | fourth century B.C. -Roman | |
42 | David Gill | Castle of Pont Steffan, Wales, UK | Medieval | |
43 | Nigel | Hay Castle, Wales, UK | 12th century | |
44 | Heather | Olympos, Turkey | Hellenistic - Roman | |
45 | Ferhan Sakal | Carnuntum, Austria | Roman |
Have fun!