tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post8511768347521278639..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: When on Google Earth 17Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-59138775279910117772009-04-15T09:39:00.000-07:002009-04-15T09:39:00.000-07:00When on Google Earth 18 is now available: http://s...When on Google Earth 18 is now available: <A HREF="http://sjmcdonough.blogspot.com/2009/04/when-on-google-earth-18.html" REL="nofollow">http://sjmcdonough.blogspot.com/2009/04/when-on-google-earth-18.html</A>SJ McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11086477412953021386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-22126590329846175952009-04-15T05:26:00.000-07:002009-04-15T05:26:00.000-07:00Believe me Dorothy, however much some would like t...Believe me Dorothy, however much some would like to treat portable antiquity collectors as archaeology's "partners", it is not at all a "sensible" idea to let metal detectorists, antiquities dealers, ancient coin grabbers or anyone else just post anything they like wherever they like to a blog of this nature unmoderated !! Really, believe me. <br /><br />I don't think you can turn the moderation off here for individual posts can you?Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-56942259341970303802009-04-15T05:09:00.000-07:002009-04-15T05:09:00.000-07:00It's fine - I realised just after I'd posted that ...It's fine - I realised just after I'd posted that Scott got there first (saw a comment he left on Chuck Jones' FB). It might be sensible in future to leave comments unmoderated for future Google Earths.Dorothy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820009282218419179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-88400208536550231022009-04-14T20:30:00.000-07:002009-04-14T20:30:00.000-07:00Congratulations to all three of you. Yes that is i...Congratulations to all three of you. Yes that is indeed the site. Although all three found it and correctly identified it and the reason why it's here, it seems SJ McDonough wins due to the order in which the comments were sent - sorry Dorothy (SJM's comment was not posted earlier as it's five in the morning here and I have just got up). Thanks all for looking in. <br /><br />I realised after I'd posted it that of course it has never been proven that the Rosetta Stone was used in a Ptolemaic structure on the site of the Rashid Fort. But the top of the Parthenon was just a little TOO recognisable to use... <br /><br />So, I presume it is over to "An Intermittent Waste of Time..." http://sjmcdonough.blogspot.com/ for WOGE 18. <br /><br />Well done to all concerned, thanks to everyone who took part, I apologise to all those who wasted afternoon tea breaks etc searching the Caribbean etc when the answer was much closer to the theme of this blog.<br /><br />Now, should Britain "give it back" and to whom and why? <br /><br />Paul BarfordPaul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-33865243569013022692009-04-14T16:35:00.000-07:002009-04-14T16:35:00.000-07:00Damn! I checked the Nile Delta weeks ago, but only...Damn! I checked the Nile Delta weeks ago, but only followed the coastline! <br /><br />It's Rashid Castle. The castle was first built on the orders of the Mameluk Sultan Qunsuwa al- Ghouri. The citadel was rebuilt by Sultan Al-Ashraf Abou Anasr Saif El-Din Qaitbay El-Jerkasy Al-Zahiry (1468-1496 A.D).<br /><br />The castle is more famous as the location where the Rosetta Stone was discovered by French soldiers who were repairing the fortifications in 1799.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-70538400883068002292009-04-14T15:52:00.000-07:002009-04-14T15:52:00.000-07:0031.439406,30.38997 - it's the fort in the Nile Del...31.439406,30.38997 - it's the fort in the Nile Delta, near where the Rosetta stone was found, by the Mahmudiyah Canal. The fort is Mamluk, but the area has been inhabited since PreDynastic timesDorothy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820009282218419179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-57850708832201227662009-04-14T14:39:00.000-07:002009-04-14T14:39:00.000-07:00Also, I think the bastion fortress is Ottoman, alt...Also, I think the bastion fortress is Ottoman, although it was the extension of the fortress by the French in 1799 that exposed the Rosetta stone.SJ McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11086477412953021386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-61436210488399271672009-04-14T14:36:00.000-07:002009-04-14T14:36:00.000-07:00Is it Rosetta (Rashid) Egypt? If so, the site is P...Is it Rosetta (Rashid) Egypt? If so, the site is Ptolemaic, since the Rosetta Stone (a "portable antiquity" now in the British Museum) is of Ptolemaic vintage (196 BCE).SJ McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11086477412953021386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-18771624157547811482009-04-14T02:53:00.000-07:002009-04-14T02:53:00.000-07:00Yes, I was beginning to feel guilty about the fact...Yes, I was beginning to feel guilty about the fact nobody got it.... In my efforts not to make it too obvious, I may have gone too far the other way. Give me an hour or two, I have a couple of things to sort out after easter after which I'll put a second photo of the same place up after which it should be less cryptic.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-82536005198101157972009-04-14T02:33:00.000-07:002009-04-14T02:33:00.000-07:00Any chance of another hint?Any chance of another hint?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-70141094333512666692009-03-28T21:55:00.000-07:002009-03-28T21:55:00.000-07:00Nope. "In some way related to the overall theme of...Nope. "In some way related to the overall theme of my blog". The blog is not about post-medieval military architecture. Geographically though you are a bit closer....Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-30082224877773959702009-03-28T17:10:00.000-07:002009-03-28T17:10:00.000-07:00I thought it could be a Venetian castle in the eas...I thought it could be a Venetian castle in the eastern Mediterranean, but I'm not finding anything in Cyprus.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905810895962354616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-34728397486243835932009-03-27T22:50:00.000-07:002009-03-27T22:50:00.000-07:00Sorry, it is not Fort Manoel on Malta, you (plural...Sorry, it is not Fort Manoel on Malta, you (plural) are getting warmer than "the Caribbean". In some way related to the overall theme of my blog.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-69111441807199106402009-03-27T17:58:00.000-07:002009-03-27T17:58:00.000-07:00is it Fort Manoel?is it Fort Manoel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-26851945289446561312009-03-27T17:35:00.000-07:002009-03-27T17:35:00.000-07:00I looked at the Caribbean too.I'm also ruling out ...I looked at the Caribbean too.<BR/><BR/>I'm also ruling out Turkey. I didn't seriously think it was in Turkey, it's just that Google Earth is crawling terribly whenever I look at a new site and the number of castles I know of in Turkey is quite small.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905810895962354616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-44631520846975024362009-03-27T04:23:00.000-07:002009-03-27T04:23:00.000-07:00Well, I am glad that it's not so stupidly easy tha...Well, I am glad that it's not so stupidly easy that somebody got it first go, but I hate to think of people wasting the morning scouring the entire Caribbean for Spanish forts. Both are false trails, as indeed (I would say) are two other things you suggest Paul. One remark of Alun might be more fruitful to follow up, and remember I said that this site was in some way related to the overall theme of my blog.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-53653968125629374952009-03-27T03:59:00.000-07:002009-03-27T03:59:00.000-07:00Those pointy bastions were making me think that it...Those pointy bastions were making me think that it was Spanish. (I was just in Old San Juan last week, so I've got Spanish fortresses on the brain.) But after scouring the Caribbean, I'm pretty sure I was barking up the wrong tree since I can't find anywhere that the urban plan looks so Medieval. So now I'm thinking that it's in Europe.<BR/><BR/>That narrows it down, right?Paul Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711122674311106742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-47440375755694524352009-03-26T22:25:00.000-07:002009-03-26T22:25:00.000-07:00Hi Alun, if you look at GE, most of Poland is terr...Hi Alun, if you look at GE, most of Poland is terribly low resolution, this site is not in Poland.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-15798995635430688602009-03-26T18:17:00.000-07:002009-03-26T18:17:00.000-07:00My first thought was to look on the Polish coast, ...My first thought was to look on the Polish coast, but now I'm wondering if I'm looking at something by a river.<BR/><BR/>The western and southern corners look like they're designed to fend off cannon fire. I'm not sure about the east. That suggests occupation after 1500, but it could be modification to a medieval castle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905810895962354616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-53213162816573784632009-03-26T09:12:00.000-07:002009-03-26T09:12:00.000-07:00WhenonGE 1-14 are listed at:http://ancientworldblo...WhenonGE 1-14 are listed at:<BR/>http://ancientworldbloggers.blogspot.com/2009/03/when-on-google-earth-no-14.htmlChuck Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882192031767315365noreply@blogger.com