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Geography Quiz

I may get in trouble for this one, but with limited time, it’s either this or nothing today. And it is ostensibly related to biblical places. Published at Arutz-7, this feature is entitled “Do You Know Your Geography of Israel?” You can take the test by identifying the locations of thirteen photos.

UPDATE 9/6: I regret posting this “quiz.” I was first intrigued by a “geography quiz” of Israel and then surprised at the “answer.” I posted it more for amusement value than as a declaration in support of certain “truths.” I have no knowledge that the claim of this quiz is accurate and no interest in promoting it as accurate (even if it is). But this was certainly not clear in my original posting.

Deleting this post would halt my continued perpetuation of this “story,” but it would not provide the opportunity for the clarification that I am making now. For some specifics of the problems with this “story,” see Tom’s second comment below.

Tagged Challenge

Name This Place

What is it and where is it?

I’ll write about my recent visit in the next few days.

Tagged Challenge

Where on Google Earth 74

Chris McKinny correctly identified Where on Google Earth 73 as Jarmuth/Yarmuth, and he is hosting the latest edition on his blog. Give it a look!

Tagged Challenge

Name That Place: Jerusalem in 1900

I think that for a certain subset of this blog’s readers, photo challenges are enjoyable. I’ll tell you a little and you can tell me the rest. This photo is part of the Jerusalem volume of The American Colony and Eric Matson Collection and it was taken in approximately 1900.

The best answer in the comments below wins a free copy of the Jerusalem CD (or your choice of another if you already have it). An important part of the answer is why it is impossible to take this same photo today.

Tagged American Colony Photos, Challenge, Jerusalem

When on Google Earth 73

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

Tagged Challenge

?, Then and Now

Let’s do this post a little differently than the previous ones, with a little reader interaction. Instead of me describing the photo, I’ll give you the opportunity. Write in the comments below as much as you can about this picture, including its name(s), major features visible, and anything else that indicates why this photograph is useful today for understanding the geography and history of ancient Israel.

The answer I deem best wins the Northern Palestine CD, volume 1 of The American Colony and Eric Matson Collection, with 600 high-resolution photos of Acco, Benjamin, Caesarea, Caesarea Philippi, Capernaum, Ephraim, Galilee Hill Country, Haifa, Huleh, Jaffa, Jezreel, Mount Carmel, Mount Hermon, Mount Tabor, Nazareth, Samaria, Sharon, Shechem, Sea of Galilee, Tabgha, Tel Aviv, and Tiberias.

P.S. Searching on the Library of Congress website won’t really help you, because the name of this place is not given in the description.

Tagged American Colony Photos, Challenge, Then and Now