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Papercambridge.org

Largest known cat geoglyph in Chile identified as Andean cat — Oryx

Cambridge · 2023

62 m feline parallel 500 BCE

Alto Ramírez West Quebrada Cardones Geoglyphs (Cardones Ravine Terraces)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Paperpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Living to the High Extreme: Salar de Huasco

Dorador et al. · 2021

Salar de Huasco North Bofedal Geoglyphs (Northern Peatland Terrace)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Paperpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Living to the High Extreme: Salar de Huasco bacterial communities

E. Dorador et al. · 2021 · PMC

Coordinates 20°18′18″S 68°50′22″W

Salar de Huasco East Ridge Geoglyphs (Eastern Ignimbrite Spur)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Papercore.tdar.org

Droning on UAV Black Desert

Rowan Hill · 2018

Jabal Wisad East Fallout Kites (Eastern Piedmont Debris Fan)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

Papercore.tdar.org

Droning on: UAV Survey in the Black Desert of Jordan

Yorke Rowan, Austin Hill · 2018

Jabal Wisad Central Plateau Kites (Central Wisad Basalt Table)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

Paperfrontiersin.org

Frontiers Microbial Activity Salar de Huasco 20.274°S

Molina et al. · 2016

20.274°S 68.883°W variant

Salar de Huasco North Bofedal Geoglyphs (Northern Peatland Terrace)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2016Open source

Papersci-hub.box

Instrumental neutron activation pottery northern Chile Atacama

L. Williams · 2016

Lluta Alto Ramírez sites list

Alto Ramírez East Pampa Gallinazo Geoglyphs (Gallinazo Plain Figures)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2016Open source

Paperresearchgate.net

Map of the Atacama Desert site locations Punta Norte Camarones

ResearchGate · 2015

Punta Norte Camarones canyon 4900–6900 BP

Camarones North Terrace Geoglyphs (Northern Camarones Bluff)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2015Open source

Paperresearchgate.net

The Late Neolithic Presence in the Black Desert

Hill Rowan Rollefson · 2015

Jabal Wisad Central Plateau Kites (Central Wisad Basalt Table)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2015Open source

Paperresearchgate.net

Desert kites in the Negev and Sinai function ecology

R. Holzer · 2010

Jabal Wisad East Fallout Kites (Eastern Piedmont Debris Fan)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2010Open source

Paperisprs-archives.copernicus.org

Photogrammetric Techniques for 3-D Underwater Record of the Antique Time Ship from Phanagoria

Olga Gaydalenok, Vladimir Kuznetsov · 2013

Phanagoria — Tuzla Spit Western Anchorage (Taman Peninsula) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2013Open source

Paperacademia.edu

KITES IN CONTEXT

A. Betts · 2022 · Academia.edu

Jebel Abu Khashaba Kites (Jibal Al-Khashabiyeh SE Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Paperacademia.edu

KITES IN CONTEXT

A. Betts · 2022 · Academia.edu

Wadi Rashid Kite Field (Wadi Rashid Basalt Hamada)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Paperacademia.edu

KITES IN CONTEXT

A. Betts · 2022 · Academia.edu

Wadi Al-Ghadf Kites (Azraq South Ghadf Depression)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Paperacademia.edu

KITES IN CONTEXT

A. Betts · 2022 · Academia.edu

Maitland North Mesa Kites (Northern Qasr Usaykhim Plain)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Paperacademia.edu

KITES IN CONTEXT

A. Betts · 2022 · Academia.edu

Wadi Al-Qattafi North Playa Kites (Qa' Al-Qattafi North Shore)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Paperacademia.edu

KITES IN CONTEXT

A. Betts · 2022 · Academia.edu

Harrat Al-Sham Kite Cluster (Syrian–Jordanian Harra Ridge)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Paperacademia.edu

KITES IN CONTEXT

A. Betts · 2022 · Academia.edu

Jabal Ithnayn Kites (Twin Peaks Kite Pass)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Paperacademia.edu

KITES IN CONTEXT — Eastern Badia

A. Betts · 2022 · Academia.edu

Eastern Badia kites context

Jabal Wisad South Chain Desert Kites (Southern Basalt Plateau)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Paperacademia.edu

KITES IN CONTEXT — Eastern Badia mega-sites Wisad Pools and Wadi Qattafi

A. Betts · 2022 · Academia.edu

Qattafi–Harrat Kite Corridor (Qattafi to Harrat Link Kites)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

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