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   Matt B #

   08.15.2009 04:03

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   Seems like we need another hint…
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   Paul #

   08.15.2009 07:36

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   Ok, the picture shows a group of monuments in an archaeological park at the edge of a mid-sized town in a Spanish speaking country. I cropped the picture to show some of the surrounding streets, in hopes that that would make it easier to identify.
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   Paul Barford #

   08.26.2009 12:05

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   I think actually we need another clue, in fact the resolution is not good enough to work out if the archaeological site is the white thingy, and if so whether its an odd-shaped monument (Mayan observatory?), or a modern building over an excavation – or indeed whether the site is somewhere else on the photo. So in what Spanish-speaking country do they have a roundabout fetish?
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   Paul #

   08.26.2009 20:16

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   I’d hate to see this game die on my site, so I’m glad to see that someone’s paying attention.

   The monuments are all contained in the archaeological park between the roads, in the wooded area and the field—hill, actually—to the east. They’re not particularly visible from the air, but that’s the nature of this kind of structure. The buildings that you see are modern.

   The Spanish-speaking country with the roundabout fetish would be none other than Spain, itself.
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   Shawn #

   09.04.2009 15:52

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   Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the north? Just a shot in the dark…
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   Paul #

   09.04.2009 22:48

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   Nope; I don’t think that there’s anything there nearly old enough. (And that’s another hint.)
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   Chuck #

   09.06.2009 17:41

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   I give up! (But apparently “I give up!” is to short a comment for wordpress). So, really: Uncle! What site is it?
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   Shawn #

   09.08.2009 15:30

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   ….I think there’s a comment in here somewhere on the anglosphere knowledge of Spanish archaeology, since we are all so stumped!
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   Paul #

   09.08.2009 15:52

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   You’re probably partially right, but I’ll bet the biggest problem is that this one was hosted on my little backwater of a blog. So, would either you or Chuck like to host the next WOGE?
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    Jennifer Pournelle #

    09.18.2009 14:10

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    Gimme the weekend to play with this first!
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    Paul #

    09.18.2009 23:18

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    Sounds good to me. If no-one has figured this out by Monday, I’ll post the answer and let someone else host the next installment.
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    Oliver Mack #

    09.20.2009 09:26

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    i found it by chance:
    it’s the CUEVA DE MENGA / DE VIERA in Antequera, a burial mound of the 3rd millenium BC.
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    Paul #

    09.20.2009 19:33

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    We have a winner! It’s a little site, but very interesting. If you’re traveling around Andalusia, do take the time to stop by and see it. You’ll be glad you did.

    Oliver, you get to host WoGE #71. Post the link here, and on the WoGE Facebook page, and hopefully we can get the ball rolling again.
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    Oliver Mack #

    09.21.2009 04:03

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    The ball will roll on to a comparingly huge site in another new WOGE country at http://woge71.blogspot.com/

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