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Shilikty Valley Golden Kurgan

S. Chernikov, Z. Samashev · 1985 · Soviet Archaeology

Shilikty Satellite Kurgan 8 (Chilikty Golden Ridge Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1985Open source

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World's oldest dam: Jawa vs Sadd el-Kafara

G. Garbrecht · 1985 · Journal of Historical Water

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Jawa South Dam & Reservoir System (Wadi Rajil South Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1985Open source

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Jawa: Lost City of the Black Desert

S. Helms · 1981 · British Museum

Jawa South Dam & Reservoir System (Wadi Rajil South Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1981Open source

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Zhetytobe Saka necropolis

N. Nurmukhanov · 1980 · Soviet Archaeology

Zhetytobe Kurgan Necropolis (Turkestan Ridge – Ancient Asativ)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1980Open source

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Tegisken mausoleum kurgan

S. Tolstov, M. Itina · 1978 · Soviet Archaeology

Tegisken Kurgan Mausoleum (Aral–Syr Darya Delta)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1978Open source

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Man and the Nile

K.W. Butzer · 1976 · Cambridge

Minufiyya Basin Canal & Dyke System (Nile Delta Apex Margins)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1976Open source

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Tasmola horseshoe kurgans

M. Kadyrbayev · 1974 · Soviet Archaeology

Akbeit Kurgan (Akmola Tasmola-Ridge Ancestor)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1974Open source

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Uygarak culture Lower Syr Darya

O. Vishnevskaya · 1973 · Soviet Archaeology

Uygarak Kurgan Field (Lower Syr Darya Sakas – Inkardarya Delta)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1973Open source

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Die Brücken und Staudämme von Shushtar

W. Kleiss · 1968 · Baghdader Mitteilungen

Band-e Gargar Canal & Dam (Shushtar Darian Canal Head)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1968Open source

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Pishin karez and the Zana dam

C.J. Fox · 1943 · Journal Royal Central Asian Society

Zana Dam & Karez Outflow System (Pishin Valley Headwaters)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1943Open source

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Mustatils and kites entangled on Harrat Uthaib

H. Groucutt, M. Guagnin · 2022 · Antiquity

Harrat Uthaib Mustatil–Kite Hybrid Field (Tabuk South)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

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The Black Desert Drone Survey

R. Crassard, W. Abu-Azizeh · 2022 · Remote Sensing

Harrat Uthaib Mustatil–Kite Hybrid Field (Tabuk South)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

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The Black Desert Drone Survey

R. Crassard, W. Abu-Azizeh · 2022 · Remote Sensing

Maitland East Mesa Kite Chain (Ghabit–Maitland Corridor)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

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The Black Desert Drone Survey: New Perspectives on an Ancient Landscape

R. Crassard, W. Abu-Azizeh · 2022 · Remote Sensing

Wadi al-Qattafi Kite Field (Three-Arm Wadi System)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

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Inscribed landscapes in the Black Desert: Petroglyphs and kites at Wisad Pools, Jordan

A.C. Hill, Y. Rowan · 2020 · Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Wadi al-Qattafi Kite Field (Three-Arm Wadi System)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Inscribed landscapes in the Black Desert: Petroglyphs and kites at Wisad Pools, Jordan

A.C. Hill, Y. Rowan · 2020 · Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Khashabiyeh engraved pillar context

Jibal al-Khashabiya Desert Kites & Shrine Complex (SE Jordan Desert)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Inscribed landscapes in the Black Desert: Petroglyphs and kites at Wisad Pools, Jordan

A.C. Hill, Y. Rowan · 2020 · Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Jabal Wisad Desert Kites (Wisad Pools Black Desert)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Jubbah paleolake and desert kites

H. Hathaway · 2020 · Journal of Arid Environments

Al-Thula Desert Kite Field (Jubbah Basin – Ha'il)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Mustatils of northern Arabia

H. Groucutt · 2020 · Antiquity

Khaybar north OSL 5000 BCE

Khaybar North Mustatil Corridor (Harrat Khaybar Northern Margin)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Sary-Arka Early Iron Age

A. Beisenov · 2020 · Archaeology of Kazakhstan

Besoba Kurgan Mausoleum (Karaganda Steppe Pyramid)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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