The colours really are like that, I think that's rather pretty, isn't it? Phil Barker always used to argue that archaeology is a very 'visual' discipline. There is an excavation going on in the upper right. That's the open sea by the way in case you could not tell.
Sunday, 3 May 2009
Where on Google Earth 33
You know the rules to this game, you know who won previously and all that. All you have to do is say where this archaeological site is and what date it is (it's not a site I've mentioned here as a portable antiquities issue).
The colours really are like that, I think that's rather pretty, isn't it? Phil Barker always used to argue that archaeology is a very 'visual' discipline. There is an excavation going on in the upper right. That's the open sea by the way in case you could not tell.
The colours really are like that, I think that's rather pretty, isn't it? Phil Barker always used to argue that archaeology is a very 'visual' discipline. There is an excavation going on in the upper right. That's the open sea by the way in case you could not tell.
People seem to be having some problems with my WOGE, is it because its not ruins?
ReplyDeleteI said its on the coast of the sea, its probably not a south-facing coast. There's the shadow of a lighthouse, the trees and buildings should give an idea that its not in the tropics, the form of the houses I think also suggests which part of that not-in-the tropics is most likely. There's not that many areas of GE with that sort of colouring in that general area. If nobody gets it soon, I'll give another clue, though I have yet to choose between two possible ones, one military, one musical. It's actually quite a famous site. Good luck.
No, no problem at all. It's Jaromarsburg (fortress of Arkona)on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Ankona was the cultic center of slavic tribe Rani and was in use between 6. to 12 c. AD. It was destroyed by danish in 1168 AD.
ReplyDeletePhew. It is indeed. I'm not so sure about a sixth century date for the beginning, but will not quibble.
ReplyDeleteSo we will not need my musical clue the Slavic Pagan Metal band ... APKOHA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaP1wDvkA6E
Or the military clue, a reference to the disgusting attack by the RAF on the ship Cap Arkona in May 1945 and machine gunning of the survivors in the water.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_Arcona
Perhaps just as well.
Over to you now Ferhan.
Well done Ferhan. . .
ReplyDeletePaul – changing the orientation is cheating! – much as it looks like a northern European promontory fort on a north coast, (green grass, terracotta roof tiles, probably on limestone or similar), - the shadow suggested a site in southern hemisphere perhaps a New Zealand Pa. – I resent wasting my life on such a bum steer!*!*!
Here is WOGE 34, have fun! http://ferhans.blogspot.com/2009/05/when-on-google-earth-34.html
ReplyDeleteGeoff, if you look at the top right corner you can clearly see the compass rose, I rotated the picture to get as much of the coastline across the page, it is quite clear where north is. The shadow is from the sun rising (as it actually was on your Heuneburg one).
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