The rules:
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!
Be the first to correctly identify the site below and its major period of occupation in the comments below and you can host your own!
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CLUES
A clue has been asked for. The site lies in a town that, tradition tells us, was founded by Thorgils Skarthi in 966. This site, however, is a multiperiod site and has a feature that predates the town foundation.
Morning Mauseus, I have to report that I've got this one already, ref *A*5*9 but in the wider interests of WOGE, I'll pass on this one.
ReplyDeleteHi, you are correct. Thanks for letting it run a little longer.
ReplyDeleteHow about a hint?
ReplyDeleteOK, perhaps the clue made it a little bit too easy for the Google era! The picture shows part of Scarborough castle on the Yorkshire coast. Phases: Iron Age fort, Roman occupation, Viking (Scarborough was founded in 966 by Thorgils Skarthi), and time of Henry II (12th century; ruins, especially of the Keep, still visible).
ReplyDeleteHeather
Yes, maybe easy but time to move it on - pedantically you didn't comment on the square feature that is the fourth century Roman signal station, overlain by the visible foundations of St Mary's chapel.
ReplyDeleteHowever - the baton is yours....
PS: the photo specifically shows the remains of a chapel built c. 1000 AD (rebuilt c. 1140 and finally in 14th century) on remains of a Roman signalling station, built c. 370 AD.
ReplyDeleteAh, our posts crossed in cyberspace, I realised I hadn't given all the necessary details.
ReplyDeleteWOGE 103 is now online.
ReplyDeleteHi Heather,well done, good to see you upholding WOGE standards;I was beginning to think that the competition was going to stall here on Mauseus.
ReplyDeleteI'm posting some thoughts about WOGE in an upcoming piece on http://playthepast.org :)
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