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Qanat and aflaj: persisting technologies of arid lands

D. Lightfoot, M. Beaumont · 2021 · Water History

Qanat dating and typology

Al-Jawf Qanat and Socavón System (Dumat al-Jandal)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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D. Lightfoot, M. Beaumont · 2021 · Water History

Qanat dating and typology

Perachora Peninsula Hydraulic Aqueduct (Lechaion to Heraion)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Qanat and aflaj: persisting technologies of arid lands

D. Lightfoot, M. Beaumont · 2021 · Water History

Qanat dating and typology

Menua (Semiramis / Shamiram) Canal (Van, Eastern Anatolia)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Qanat and aflaj: persisting technologies of arid lands

D. Lightfoot, M. Beaumont · 2021 · Water History

Qanat dating and typology

Band-e Gar and Dariun Aqueduct Extension (Greater Shushtar)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Qanat and aflaj: persisting technologies of arid lands

D. Lightfoot, M. Beaumont · 2021 · Water History

Qanat dating and typology

Mamilla Pool & Low-Level Aqueduct to Jerusalem

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Qanat and aflaj: persisting technologies of arid lands

D. Lightfoot, M. Beaumont · 2021 · Water History

Qanat dating and typology

Turpan Karez Extension (Flaming Mountains North Piedmont)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Qanat and aflaj: persisting technologies of arid lands

D. Lightfoot, M. Beaumont · 2021 · Water History

Qanat dating and typology

Buraimi Aflaj System (Oman-UAE Border Oasis)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Revealing the works of the old men: desert kites and mustatils via remote sensing

D. Kennedy, R. Thomas · 2021 · Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Kite and mustatil distribution

Harrat ar-Rahah Kite Chain (Tabuk Highlands)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Revealing the works of the old men: desert kites and mustatils via remote sensing

D. Kennedy, R. Thomas · 2021 · Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Kite and mustatil distribution

Thumamah Plateau Mustatil Field (Riyadh Region)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Revealing the works of the old men: desert kites and mustatils via remote sensing

D. Kennedy, R. Thomas · 2021 · Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Kite and mustatil distribution

Wadi Sirhan Mustatil Corridor (Al-Jawf Depression)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Revealing the works of the old men: desert kites and mustatils via remote sensing

D. Kennedy, R. Thomas · 2021 · Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Kite and mustatil distribution

Mount Aragats Plateau Kites Extension (Armenian Highlands)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Revealing the works of the old men: desert kites and mustatils via remote sensing

D. Kennedy, R. Thomas · 2021 · Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Kite and mustatil distribution

Ustyurt Karynzharyk Kite Field (Mangystau)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Royal kurgans and the Valley of the Kings in Tuva: Arzhan to Tunnug

G. Caspari, J. B. Hansen · 2020 · Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

Uyuk Valley elite burial mapping

Tamgaly Tas Kurgan Field (Ili River Terraces)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Royal kurgans and the Valley of the Kings in Tuva: Arzhan to Tunnug

G. Caspari, J. B. Hansen · 2020 · Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

Uyuk Valley elite burial mapping

Uyuk Valley Second Kurgan Terrace (North Arzhan Satellite)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Royal kurgans and the Valley of the Kings in Tuva: Arzhan to Tunnug

G. Caspari, J. B. Hansen · 2020 · Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

Uyuk Valley elite burial mapping

Tuyuk-Su Kurgan Cluster (Ile Alatau, Almaty)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Royal kurgans and the Valley of the Kings in Tuva: Arzhan to Tunnug

G. Caspari, J. B. Hansen · 2020 · Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

Uyuk Valley elite burial mapping

Bayan-Undur Kurgan & Deer Stone Field (Khövsgöl)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Royal kurgans and the Valley of the Kings in Tuva: Arzhan to Tunnug

G. Caspari, J. B. Hansen · 2020 · Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

Uyuk Valley elite burial mapping

Taksai Royal Kurgans (West Kazakhstan)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Royal kurgans and the Valley of the Kings in Tuva: Arzhan to Tunnug

G. Caspari, J. B. Hansen · 2020 · Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

Uyuk Valley elite burial mapping

Chuya Steppe Kurgan Complex (Kosh-Agach Basin)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Royal kurgans and the Valley of the Kings in Tuva: Arzhan to Tunnug

G. Caspari, J. B. Hansen · 2020 · Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

Uyuk Valley elite burial mapping

Solokha Scythian Royal Kurgan (Great Zaporizhzhia Mound)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Royal kurgans and the Valley of the Kings in Tuva: Arzhan to Tunnug

G. Caspari, J. B. Hansen · 2020 · Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

Uyuk Valley elite burial mapping

Ust-Koksa Kurgan Field (Katun Headwaters, Altai)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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