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550+ Ancient Greek Places in Google Earth (10th Edition) in c/archaeology@mander.xyz

[–] Loren@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I will, and thank you again also!

550+ Ancient Greek Places in Google Earth (10th Edition) in c/archaeology@mander.xyz

[–] Loren@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Since I was a child, I've been obsessed with 2 particular places in mainland Greece - Olympia and Delphi. Anything that "felt ancient Greek" captivated me. I don't know why. After I grew up and discovered Google Earth, and after finding my own house with it, I found those two places. Doing 3D street views there blew my mind, and really gave me more of a feel for those places in first-person context, and in relation to other places. I honestly can't explain the feeling I got while doing that, but I was addicted. From Olympia I started exploring the Peloponnesos, including Corinth, Sparta, Argos, etc. From there I went to Athens, then Eleusis, Rhamnous, and Amphiaraion. Eventually I made it back to Delphi, and decided to just keep going.

I joined a website called wikimapia and started finding and labeling all of these places over there. In the process of doing that I updated the database for each place with information about that place, and in order to do that I had to do varying levels of research. It was a process of completing a personal quest, but it was also a goal of mine to archive these places for anyone else who might find them useful, and along the way I increased my understanding of the geography and history. Quite often the historical context gave me clues for neighboring settlements to look for, even including descriptions like "5 km to the North, along a rocky escarpment" occasionally, making it much easier to find them in the modern satellite data.

It sounds like a whole lot of work, and it was, but I lost track of the time because I was so into it.

Eventually I moved onto Mycenaean sites, Minoan sites, Macedonian sites, then went to Asia Minor, Crete, then Lycian and Pisidian sites in Turkey. Then Cyrene in North Africa, Alexandria, Carthage, and began collecting the Phoenician sites along the Levant. From there the whole thing just exploded with Hellenistic sites stretching all the way to Ai Khanum and Alexandria-Kapisa in Afghanistan.

About this time I started posting my KMZ file on google earth boards, and had various editions over the years. Once it got to about 500 places I was alerted that it had become "official google content", which was displayed on the main google boards page, and linked back to my google account. It was amazing to log in and see how many downloads it got! I was on top of the world, and endeavored to make it to 600 places.

Then one day I logged in, and my post, and the entire history board it was featured on, got moved to another board with a totally different UI, which destroyed my graphics, text content, and even my download count. Just like that, all the joy was drained out of it for me. There was no way for me to fix it. A little while after this my list stopped being presented as "official google content", and archived so that I no longer could edit or control it. At about this time another list appeared that totally encapsulated my list - which was in historical context - and combined it with several other ancient place lists. The result was that this new "master list of 1,000 ancient sites" became official google content, even though none of the people who worked on it got any credit for it, including myself. They literally just took my places (and a lot of other people's) and stuck them on another list, and that's obvious when some sites had 3-4 entries for the same place.

Eventually there was no evidence that I could find, that my original list existed at all, so I found the new location of the google community board where it is now, which lo-and-behold was the same as the original board layout and UI, and just re-posted it like it was (minus the now-wiped download count).

THEN GOOGLE ARCHIVED IT AGAIN, because apparently information about ancient sites that are thousands of years old - has a shelf life.

I'm really sorry that this explanation devolved into a rant, but it all illustrates one of the main reasons why we are here on a decentralized platform in the first place: the autonomy of our own content.

[EDIT] Oh, and to answer your last question, I'm an artist and occasional writer, so this is all related to personal interest and inspiration.

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550+ Ancient Greek Places in Google Earth (10th Edition) (mander.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Loren@mander.xyz to c/archaeology@mander.xyz

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This is an ever-growing list of ancient Greek places, where ruins are visible from the air. In almost every case, at least something of the Greek presence is visible, but occasionally not. This list spans the Minoan and Mycenaean periods up to the end of the Hellenistic age. No Roman places are represented. Also included are the sites of various contemporary cultures which were moderately to heavily Hellenized, such as the Lycians, Carians, and Pisidians.

Here is the complete list of places:

Greek/Macedonian -

Abdera
Abila
Achaeum
Achilleion
Adranon
Aegina (Temple of Aphaea)
Aegina (Temple of Apollo)
Aegospotami
Aegyssus
Aenus
Agrigento
Agrigento (Temples)
Ai Khanum
Aiane
Aigaira
Aigosthena
Akrai
Alalia
Alektor
Alexandria Troas
Alexandria-Kapisa
Alifeira
Aliki
Amantia
Pellana
Amathus
Amissos
Amphiaraion
Amphipolis
Amvrakia
Anaktorion
Antandrus
Antigonea
Antigoneia
Antioch
Antipolis
Apamea
Aphidna
Aphrodesias
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Apollonia Pontica
Apollonia (Illyria)
Aptera
Argamum
Argilos
Argos
Argos Heraion
Asini
Asparos
Assos
Astra
Athens
Athens (Temple of Apollo Zoster)
Baia
Barcelona
Bassae
Bata
Bizone
Borysthenes
Brauron
Butrint
Byllis
Calydon
Canytelis
Catania
Chaeronea
Chersonessos
Choirospilia
Chytri
Cleonae
Colossae
Corcyra
Corinth
Crotone
Cuma
Cyrene
Cyrrhus
Delos
Delphi
Demetrias
Dion
Dioscurias
Dobrogea (Temple of Cybele)
Dodona
Doura Europos
Edessa
Elauissa-sebaste
Eleusis
Eleutherai
Elis
Elyros
Emporion
Ephyra
Epidauros
Epitalion
Eresos
Eretria
Eretria (Temple of Apollo Daphnephoros)
Gela
Gitanae
Glanum
Gorgippia
Gortyn
Guenos
Hamaxitus
Hierapolis
Helike
Heloros
Hemeroskopeion
Heraclea (Island)
Heraklea Cybistra
Heraclea Lucania
Heraclea Lyncestis
Heraclea Minoa
Heraklea Pernithos
Heraklea Pontica
Heraclea Sinitica
Heraklea Trachis
Hermonassa
Hieropolis
Himera
Hipponion
Histria
Hybla
Ialysos
Icarea
Issos
Isthmia
Itanos
Kamarina
Kamiros
Karthea
Kasmenai
Kassope
Kaucana
Kaulon
Kionia (Sanctuary of Poseidon)
Klopedi
Kolonai
Kos (East)
Kos (West)
Kos (Asklepeion)
Kourion
Kourion (Sanctuary of Apollon Ylatis)
Kourion (Stadium)
Kyreneia
Lampousa
Lampsacus
Laodicea
Laodikeia (Syria)
Larisa
Larissa
Lato
Laüs
Lebadeia (Temple of Zeus)
Lepreo
Lindos
Lissos
Locris
Lycosura
Mantineia
Massilia
Matauros
Megalopolis
Megara Hyblea
Mesa (Sanctuary to Zeus, Hera, and Dionysos)
Mesimvria
Messapica
Messene
Messene (Temple of Artemis Limnatis)
Metaponto
Mopsuestia
Morgantina
Mozia
Myrina
Mytilini
Naucratis
Naxos (Crete)
Naxos (Sicliy)
Naxos Is. (Temple of Apollo)
Naxos Is. (Temple of Demeter)
Naxos Is. (Temple of Dionysos)
Nekromanteion of Parga
Nemea
Nymphaeon
Oiniadai
Olbia (France)
Olbia (Sardinia)
Olbia (Ukraine)
Olous
Olympia
Olynthos
Ophryneion
Orikum
Orchomenos (Arcadia)
Paestum (Poseidonia)
Palairos
Paleopolis
Panticapaeum
Paphos
Paros (Asklepeion)
Pella
Perachora
Phalasarna
Phanagoria
Phanoti
Phasis
Phigaleia
Philippi
Piraeus (Theater)
Piraeus (Acropolis)
Pistiros
Pityus
Platea
Poseidi (Poseidon Sanctuary)
Psicro
Ptolemais (Cyrenaica)
Pyrasos
Pyrra
Rhamnous
Rhode
Rhoiteion
Rodos
Salamis
Samothrace
Segesta
Selinunte
Sesklo
Sicyon
Sigeion
Soli (Cyprus)
Soli (Turkey)
Sounion
Sparta
Stageira
Stobi
Stratonikeia (Chalcidice)
Stratos
Stymphalos
Sybaris
Syracuse
Syracuse (Sanctuary of Apollo)
Syracuse (Temple of Zeus)
Tabea
Tanais
Taormina
Tanagra
Tarentum
Tarsus
Tegea
Thapsos
Thassos (Agora)
Thassos (Apollo Sanctuary)
Thassos (Pan Sanctuary)
Thassos (Temple of Athena)
Thassos (Theater)
Thebes
Therma
Thermon
Thespiae
Thessaloniki (Agora)
Thessaloniki (Theater)
Thorikos
Tindari
Tocra
Tomis
Torivia
Tyras
Velia
Vergina
Vouni

Minoan -

Akrotiri
Armeni
Choiromandres
Cydonia
Fournou Korifi
Gournia
Hagia Triada
Istron
Kato Zakros
Knossos
Kommos
Koufounissi
Kytaion
Malia
Moclos
Myrtos Pyrgos
Petsophas
Phaistos
Phourni
Phylakopi
Pseira
Roussolakkos
Simi
Sklavokampos
Syrinthos
Thira
Tylissos
Vasiliki
Vathypetro
Zominthos

Mycenaean -

Amyklai
Asea
Dimini
Dispilio
Dorio
Enkomi
Gla
Kanakia
Korphos-Kalamianos
Lerna
Midea
Mycenae
Orchomenos
Pavlopetri
Pylos
Tiryns
Troy
Vaphio
Xeropolis

Pisidian -

Adada
Ariassos
Antioch
Kelbessos
Keraitae
Kremna
Milias
Pednelissos
Sagalassos
Seleucia Sidera
Selge
Sia
Sinda
Termessos
Trebenna

Carian -

Alabanda
Alinda
Amos
Amyzon
Antiocheia ad Maeandrum
Bybassos
Halicarnassus
Halicarnassus (Mausoleum)
Heracleia under Latmos
Herakleia Salbace
Hydisos
Iasos
Kalynda
Kaunos
Keramos
Knidos
Labraunda
Lagina
Loryma
Marmaris
Marmaris (Theater)
Mylasa (Pilaf Hill)
Mylasa
Myndos
Myus
Nysa
Stratonikeia
Tralleis

Mysian -

Cyzicus
Pergamon
Pergamon (Asklepeion)

Lycian -

Adriake
Akalissos
Aperlae
Apollonia
Araxa
Arneai
Arykanda
Cadyanda
Chimera
Choma
Cyaneae
Daedala
Dereagzi-Kalesi
Hoyran
Ibedessos
Isinda
Ision
Istlada
Kandyba
Kas
Kekova
Kitanaura
Korba
Kyaneai
Letoon
Limyra
Myra
Nisa
Oinoanda
Olympos
Oninda
Onobaro
Patara
Phaselis
Phellos
Pinara
Podaleia
Pydnai
Rhodiopolis
Sebeda
Simena
Sidyma
Sura
Telandros
Telmessos
Tiemiussa
Tlos
Trysa
Tüse
Tyberissos
Typallia
Xanthos

Lydian -

Blaundos
Kibyra
Kolophon
Sardis
Sardis (Citadel)
Sardis (Temple of Artemis)

Phrygian -

Aizanoi
Apamea
Eumenia
Gordium
Midas
Pessinus
Tripolis

Phoenician -

Abdera
Akra Leuke (Spain)
Anamur
Amrit
Anfeh (Phoenician)
Arados
Balemia
Byblos
Carteia
Carthage
Gadir
Hadchit
Jablah
Kitheon
Mainake (Spain)
Malacca
New Carthage
Nora
Othoca
Porphyrion
Portus Menesthei (Spain)
Pula
Sexi
Sidon
Solunto
Tharros
Tyre
Yanouh

Dacian -

Banita
Berindia
Blindaru
Cladova
Luncani-Piatra
Paulis
Racos
Sarmizegetusa
Savarsin
Turda

Pamphylian -

Aspendos
Etenna
Kalelibelen
Orokenda
Perge
Sennea
Side
Sillyon

Thracian -

Aleksandrovo
Babovo
Badzhaliyata
Chit Kaya
Didymoteicho
Kabile
Kaleto
Kazanlak
Melta
Opaka
Pistiros
Sboryanovo
Seuthopolis
Varna

Etruscan -

Cisra
Fiesole
Orvieto
Populonia
Pyrgi
Vetulonia
Vetulonia (tomb 1)
Vetulonia (tomb 2)
Vetulonia (tomb 3)

Cilician -

Antiochia
Aphrodisias
Arsinoe
Direvli-Kalesi
Iotape
Kestros
Laertes
Lamos
Nagidos
Naula
Nephelis
Selinus
Syedra
Titiopolis
Zephyrium

Scythian -

Colclough
Kurgan on the DOn 1
Kurgan on the DOn 2
Mogila Lyadviga
Neapolis
Zaporizhia

Ionian -

Claros
Didyma
Ephesus
Erythrae
Heraion of Samos
Klazomenai
Larissa
Lebedos
Leukai
Magnesia Ad Maeandrum
Magnesia Ad Maeandrum (Theater)
Metropolis
Miletus
Nagos
Notion
Phocaea
Priene
Pythagoreia
Smyrna
Smyrna (Agora)
Teos

Illyrian -

Apollonia (Illyria)
Byllis
Daorson (Bosnia)
Lissos

3D views -

Aegina
Athens
Paestum
Delos
Arykanda
Kaunos
Priene
Pergamon
Chersonesos
Emporion
Olympia
Thassos

In order to enjoy those last ones, be sure that you have the terrain map turned on, and for the tour, be sure to have that AND 3D buildings turned on! It's worth it though, for views of Pergamon like this:

And views of Chersonessos like this:

The KMZ file is available from the "original" thread, which is here. (It's been moved about a hundred times)

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Hello there! I make Art with Science. :) (mander.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Loren@mander.xyz to c/main@mander.xyz

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I'm a natural process artist from the US, and that means that I use various natural processes as a basis for my imagery. I wrote a blog post about it here, which describes it and how it came to be, but it can be described more quickly by saying that it uses the process of sediment deposition to apply pigments, which is the same process by which rivers produce deltas, and alluvial fans in nature. It's also similar to the way the waves on a beach can arrange different sand grains, according to their size, weight, and density, resulting in beautiful patterns due to their contrasting colors.

This painting technique still doesn't have a name. My original name was "natural process painting" because it utilized not just sediment deposition, but fractal field imagery - but then I realized that natural process art was much bigger than just my artwork, even though I was initially struggling to describe only it, and even though it could theoretically still be called "natural process painting", I soon learned that there were others painting with natural processes.

So my artwork fits in right about here...

I've made a community for natural process art here, and I've been trying to make one for fractal field painting but no server seems to let me create more than 1 community.

I've always loved science & nature every bit as much as art, so I'm hopeful that I can find a home here among some like-minded people, who might enjoy a juxtoposition of them!