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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

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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

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-Ghadf Kites (Azraq South Ghadf Depression)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open 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

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

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

Jabal Ithnayn Kites (Twin Peaks Kite Pass)

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 — 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

Papercore.tdar.org

Droning on: UAV Survey in the Black Desert of Jordan

Y. Rowan · 2017 · tDAR

Jabal Wisad North Basalt Kites (Northern Jabal Wisad Ridge)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2017Open source

Papercore.tdar.org

Droning on: UAV Survey in the Black Desert of Jordan

Y. Rowan · 2017 · tDAR

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

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2017Open source

Papercore.tdar.org

Droning on: UAV Survey in the Black Desert of Jordan (Yorke Rowan)

Y. Rowan · 2017 · tDAR

Hundreds of basalt structures including large kites mapped via UAV

Jabal Wisad South Chain Desert Kites (Southern Basalt Plateau)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2017Open 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 at 3800 m

Salar de Huasco South Fan Geoglyphs (Southern Alluvial Fan)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Paperai.stanford.edu

Instrumental neutron activation analysis of Inka and local pottery from northern Chile's Atacama Desert

Williams et al. · 2016 · Stanford

Azapa-15 Alto Ramírez & Lluta sites list

Alto Ramírez South Slope Geoglyphs (Lluta Valley South Bank)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2016Open 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)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2013Open source

Paperancientportsantiques.com

Berenike Troglodytica — Ancient Ports of Trade on the Red Sea Coasts

Małgorzata Kotarba-Morley · 2019 · Ancient Ports Antiques

Berenike 23°54.62′N 35°28.42′E twin lagoons

Berenike Troglodytica — Northern Lagoon Extension Harbour

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Paperneotec.ginras.ru

Results of ultra-high-resolution seismoacoustic survey offshore Taman Bay in the area of the ancient city of Phanagoria

Gaydalenok O.V., Korchagin I. et al. · 2019 · GIN RAS

Sub-bottom profiling of submerged city to –5 m

Phanagoria — Eastern Lobe Submerged Lower Town (Taman Bay)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source