I correctly identified Heather’s choice of Hippos (Sussita), Israel in the latest round of “When on Google Earth,” and that gives me the privilege of challenging my readers to identify this site and its major period of occupation in the comments below.
The rules of When on Google Earth are as follows:
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!
You can follow along on the Facebook group. Here is a list of previous sites and winners:
| # | Host: | Victor: | Site: | Period: |
| 1 | Shawn Graham | Chuck Jones | Takht-i Jamshid / Persepolis terrace, Iran | Achaemenid period |
| 2 | Chuck Jones | PDD | Church of Saint Simeon at Qalat Siman, Syria | 5th-6th c. CE |
| 2.1 | Chuck Jones | Paul Zimmerman | Qal’at al-Bahrain | 16th c. CE |
| 3 | Paul Zimmerman | Heather Baker | Baraqish (Yathill), Yemen | Minaean (1st millennium BCE) |
| 4 | Heather Baker | Jason Ur | Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan | ca. 2600-1900 BCE |
| 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 CE |
| 7 | Claire of Geevor Mine | Ivan Cangemi | Carn Euny, UK | ca. 500 BCE-100 CE |
| 8 | Ivan Cangemi | Southie Sham | Monks Mound (Cahokia), IL, USA | fl. 1050-1200 |
| 9 | Southie Sham | Dan Diffendale | Gergovia, France | fl. 1st c. BCE |
| 10 | Dan Diffendale | Dorothy King | Kastro Larissa/Argos, Greece | ca. 1100 CE |
| 11 | Dorothy King | Daniel Pett | Utica, Tunisia | C8th BCE– C2nd CE |
| 12 | Daniel Pett | Neil Silberman | Caesarea Maritima, Israel | 1st century CE–Present |
| 13 | Neil Silberman | Chuck Jones | Graceland, Memphis, TN, USA | 1939 CE–Present |
| 14 | Chuck Jones | Aphaia | Bam Citadel, Iran | pre-C 6th BC–C19thCE |
| 15 | Aphaia | Daniel Pett | Myrina, Lemnos, Greece | Classical Greek–present |
| 16 | Daniel Pett | Paul Barford | Dambulla Cave Temple, Sri Lanka | 1st century BCE |
| 17 | Paul Barford | Scott McDonough | Rosetta (Rashid), Egypt | Ptolemaic, Mamluk |
| 18 | Scott McDonough | Lindsay Allen | Ani, Turkey | Medieval, C10th-14th CE |
| 19 | Lindsay Allen | Heather in Vienna | South Shields, England, UK | Roman Imperial |
| 20 | Heather | Scott McDonough | Suomenlinna/Sveaborg fortress, Finland | 1748-present |
| 21 | Scott McDonough | Chuck Jones | Derbent, Republic of Dagestan | Sasanian-present |
| 22 | Chuck Jones | Paul Barford | Amphitheatre of Aquincum, Hungary | Roman |
| 23 | Paul Barford | Geoff Carter | The Cursus, (Stonehenge) Wiltshire | Neolithic |
| 24 | Geoff Carter | Ferhan Sakal | The Heuneburg, South Germany | Iron Age |
| 25 | Ferhan Sakal | Lindsay Allen | Sura, Syria | Roman |
| 26 | Lindsay Allen | Andrea Kay | Bannerman Castle, Hudson River, US | C20th |
| 27 | Andrea Kay | David Powell | Taposiris Magna, Alexandria, Egypt | C1st BCE |
| 28 | David Powell | Billy | Ross Abbey, Galway, Ireland | Medieval |
| 29 | Billy | Geoff Carter | Great Zimbabwe, Africa | C11th – 14th CE |
| 30 | Geoff Carter | Heather | Elsdon Castle, England | C11th – 12th CE |
| 31 | Heather | Geoff Carter | Volubilis, Morocco | Roman |
| 32 | Geoff Carter | Paul Barford | Su Nuraxi, Barumini, Sardinia | C15th – 6th BCE |
| 33 | Paul Barford | Ferhan Sakal | Arkona, Germany | Medieval |
| 34 | Ferhan Sakal | Heather | Arslantepe, Turkey | Chalcolithic – Byzantine |
| 35 | Heather | Ferhan Sakal | Mahabodhi Temple Complex, India | 3rd century B.C. – 6th CE |
| 36 | Ferhan Sakal | Billy | Borobudur, Buddhist shrine, Indonesia | 9th century B.C. – 6th CE |
| 37 | Billy | Ferhan Sakal | Browns Island, New Zealand | c. 13th century – 1820 |
| 38 | Ferhan Sakal | Andrea Kay | Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn, Oman | 3rd millennium B.C. |
| 39 | Andrea Kay | Matt B. | Serabit el-Khadim, Egypt | 2nd millennium B.C. |
| 40 | Matt B. | Andrea Kay | Valsgärde grave field, Sweden | Swedish Vendel /Iron Age |
| 41 | Andrea Kay | Lindsay Allen | Siwa oasis, Egypt | fourth century B.C. -Roman |
| 42 | Lindsay Allen | David Gill | Castle of Pont Steffan, Wales, UK | Medieval |
| 43 | David Gill | Nigel | Hay Castle, Wales, UK | 12th century |
| 44 | Nigel | Heather | Olympos, Turkey | Hellenistic – Roman |
| 45 | Heather | Ferhan Sakal | Carnuntum, Austria | Roman |
| 46 | Ferhan Sakal | Troels Myrup | Knossos, Greece | Bronze Age |
| 47 | Troels Myrup | Alun Salt | Aggersborg, Denmark | Viking |
| 48 | Alun Salt | Geoff Carter | Marsala, Sicillia. | Punic/Roman |
| 49 | Geoff Carter | Matt B | Springfield Lyons, UK | LBA (/Saxon) |
| 50 | MattB | Geoff Carter | Kalkriese in Osnabrück, Germany | Roman |
| 51 | Geoff Carter | Ferhan Sakal | Grimes Graves, Norfolk, UK | Late neolithic |
| 52 | Ferhan Sakal | Oliver Mack | Heraqla, ar-rashid,syria | Late C8 CE |
| 53 | Oliver Mack | Matt B | Welzheim, Germany | Roman |
| 54 | Matt B | Geoff Carter | Birka, Sweden | Viking |
| 55 | Geoff Carter | Heather | Nemrut Dagi, Turkey | C1 bce |
| 56 | Heather | Geoff Carter | Choirokoitia, Cyprus. | Neolithic |
| 57 | Geoff Carter | Jaime | Woodhenge, UK | Late Neolithic |
| 58 | Jaime | Geoff Carter | Gorgora Nova, Ethiopia, | C17th (CE). |
| 59 | Geoff Carter | Nathan T.Elkins | Firouabad, Iran | C3rd CE |
| 60 | Nathan Elkins | Paul Barford | Portus, Italy | Roman |
| 61 | Paul Barford | Heather | Delos, Greece | Classical-Hellenistic Greek |
| 62 | Heather | Geoff Carter | Gordion, Turkey | 1500-700 BCE |
| 63 | Geoff Carter | CFeagans | Vix, France | 6th-5th C BCE |
| 64 | CFeagans | Alun Salt | Newark Great Circle, OH | 100 BCE |
| 65 | Alun Salt | Eloy Cano | Agra, India | 1556-1658 |
| 66 | Eloy Cano | Troels Myrup | Göbekli Tepe, Turkey | 10-8th millennium BCE |
| 67 | Troels Myrup | Heather | Kanhave canal, Samsø, Denmark | 8th c. CE/Viking |
| 68 | Heather | Troels Myrup | Butrint, Albania | 10th c. BCE-18th c. CE |
| 69 | Troels Myrup | Paul Zimmerman | Birketain, Jordan | Roman |
| 70 | Paul Z. | Oliver Mack | Cueva de Menga/Viera, Spain | 3rd mill BCE |
| 71 | Oliver Mack | Heather | Dur-Kurigalzu, Iraq | 14th-12th c BCE |
| 72 | Heather | Todd Bolen | Hippos, Israel | Roman-Byzantine |
6 thoughts on “When on Google Earth 73”
Yarmuth – EB Age — funny thing is that I went there for the first time today
Chris – I bet it is a first for WOGE that someone visited the site for the first time that day. You're up for WOGE 74. Please post a link here when it's ready.
Readers – Yarmuth is more commonly spelled Jarmuth. You can see a map of the area and some more information about the site here:
http://bibleatlas.org/jarmuth.htm
Bummer, I just saw the post and was responding when I noticed Chris' response was a couple of hours ahead of me. Good work, Chris.
Come on Chris! I got it the second I saw it! ARGGG! My chance at WOGE glory… shattered! Better to lose to a friend.
WOGE 74 is ready check it out here – http://seekingahomeland.blogspot.com/2009/10/when-on-google-earth-74_13.html