
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!
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# | Host: | Victor: | Site: | Period: |
1. | Shawn Graham | Chuck Jones | Takht-i Jamshid / Persepolis terrace | Achaemenid period |
2. | Chuck Jones | PDD | Church of Saint Simeon at Qalat Siman, Syria | 5th-6th c. AD |
2.1. | Chuck Jones | Paul Zimmerman | Qal’at al-Bahrain | 16th c. AD |
3. | Paul Zimmerman | Heather Baker | Baraqish (Yathill), Yemen | Minaean |
4. | Heather Baker | Jason Ur | Mohenjo Daro | ca. 2600-1900 BC |
5. | Jason Ur | Dan Diffendale | Monte Albán, Oaxaca, Mexico | 1st-5th centuries CE |
6. | Dan Diffendale | Claire of Geevor Mine | Segontium, Caernarfon, Wales | 77ish to about 390 AD |
7. | Claire of Geevor Mine | Ivan Cangemi | Carn Euny | ca. 500 BCE-100 CE |
8. | Ivan Cangemi | Southie Sham | Monks Mound (Cahokia), Illinois USA | fl. 1050-1200 |
9. | Southie Sham | Dan Diffendale | Gergovia | fl. 1st c. BCE |
10. | Dan Diffendale |