What are we looking at, and when was the major period of occupation?
Post your attempts at an answer in the comments, and the first right answer gets to host ‘When on Google Earth #3!
Never mind what's down here. The otherwise unknown PDD answered correctly, but failed to reappear
Post your attempts at an answer in the comments, and the first right answer gets to host ‘When on Google Earth #3!
Over at Electric Archaeology Shawn has initiated a game called "When on Google Earth". As the winner of round one, I get to host ‘When on Google Earth #2.
So here it is:
Post your attempts at an answer in the comments, and the first right answer gets to host ‘When on Google Earth #3!
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Stumble It!
its the Church of Saint Simeon at Qalat Siman, Syria; 5th 6th c AD
ReplyDeleteAn anonymous winner. You get to host No. 3, and don't forget to tag it as whenonge? and let us know where it is!
ReplyDeleteAll right PDD, you have until noon tomorrow, Sunday, my time to make yourself known or I start over with No. 2
ReplyDelete2.1 -> we're looking at a crusader castle of some description...?
ReplyDeleteQal’at al-Bahrain. I'm not sure of the dating of the site itself, which seems to have been occupied across a long timespan, but from what I can gather, much of the main fortress was built by the Portuguese in the 16th ce.
ReplyDeleteWell, Paul, you win! But you are anonymous, so contact me with a way to contact you, or blog your entry and tag it "whenonge?", and let us know where it is.
ReplyDeleteI certainly hope you turn up, because otherwise I'll have to do whenonge? 2.2
I can do it, if Paul doesn't turn up. The Geologists, by the way, have picked up on our little game, and are pleased to see it transmuted so!
ReplyDeleteI'm here. Not sure why my Google account didn't reveal any more info, but I will post #4 tonight.
ReplyDeleteWhen on Google Earth #4 is now up on my blog (http://www.lugal.com/blog/?p=73).
ReplyDeleteWhereby "#4" I really mean "#3." Sheesh! One of those days.
ReplyDeleteHeather Baker won When on Google Earth #3 (http://www.lugal.com/blog/?p=73)
ReplyDeleteand is guest blogging When on Google Earth #4 on the Ancient World Bloogers Group Blog (http://ancientworldbloggers.blogspot.com/2009/02/when-on-google-earth-no-4.html)
WhenonGE 5 is at http://ancientworldbloggers.blogspot.com/2009/02/when-on-google-earth-no-5.html
ReplyDeleteHow can transfer Google Eart high resolution images from a high speed internet PC to GoogleEarth on other PC?
ReplyDeletegood!
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