Sunday, April 26, 2009

Biblical Studies Carnival #41

For those whose blogging relates to, intersects with or overlaps with Biblical studies, please note that the next Biblical Studies Carnival will be at Exploring Our Matrix. It's not too late to submit posts for this month's carnival!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

When on Google Earth 22




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!

Previous winners:



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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

4

Heather Baker

Jason Ur

Mohenjo Daro,

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

ca. 500 BCE-100 CE

8

Ivan Cangemi

Southie Sham

Monks Mound (Cahokia), IL, USA

fl. 1050-1200

9

Southie Sham

Dan Diffendale

Gergovia

fl. 1st c. BCE

10

Dan Diffendale

Dorothy King

Kastro Larissa/Argos, Greece

ca. 1100 CE

11

Dorothy King

Daniel Pett

Utica, Tunisia

8th century BCE–until 2nd Century CE

12

Daniel Pett

Neil Silberman

Caesarea Maritima, Israel

1st century CE–Present

13

Neil Silberman

Chuck Jones

Graceland, Memphis, TN, United States

1939 CE–Present

14

Chuck Jones

Aphaia

Bam Citadel, Iran

pre-6th century BC–19th century CE

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, 10th-14th centuries CE

19

Lindsay Allen

Heather in Vienna

South Shields, England, UK

Roman Imperial

20

Heather in Vienna

Scott McDonough

Suomenlinna/Sveaborg fortress, Helsinki, Finland

1748-present

21

Scott McDonough

Chuck Jones

Derbent, Republic of Dagestan

Sasanian-present


Monday, April 13, 2009

Safeguarding the Site of Zenobia/Halebiye

The city of Zenobia, said to have been founded by Queen Zenobia of Palmyra, and refortified by Justinian, is now in mortal danger from a plans for a new dam on the Euphrates River. The French-Syrian Archaeological Mission, excavating at Zenobia/Halebiye since 2006, are circulating a petition in the hope of saving this fascinating site. They do not aim to cancel the project (which is needed for the development of the region) but to have the dam moved so that it will not drown most of the city. Please help by clicking here and signing the petition:

Please also forward the petition to as many interested parties as you can. More information on the site and excavations at the Mission's webpage.

And you can read a post that I recently wrote about the city's history here: Where Did Zenobia Die?

All good wishes,

Judith Weingarten