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Desert Monoliths Reveal World's Oldest Architectural Plans

Crassard Abu-Azizeh · 2023

Desert kites engravings 9000 year oldest blueprints

Jebel Abu Khashaba North Ridge Kites (Northern Khashabiyeh Ridge Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Desert kite Wikipedia

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Wikipedia · 2023

Jabal Ithnayn East Col Kites (Twin Peaks Eastern Pass)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Desert kite — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2023

Desert kite definition pillar stone Jibal al-Khashabiyeh

Maitland East Ridge Chapel Kites (Eastern Jabal Maitland Sacred Ridge)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Geoglyphs Wikipedia Harrat

Wikipedia · 2023

Desert kites (Arabic: مصائد صحراوية, romanized: maṣāʾid ṣaḥrāwiyya, lit. 'desert traps') are dry stone wall structures found in Southwest Asia (Middle East, but also North Africa, Central Asia and…

Harrat Al-Sham West Edge Kites (Western Harra Scarp Line)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitesilkadv.com

Great Besshatyr burial mound 4 km north of Shylbyr

Silkadv · 2023

4 km N of Shylbyr Gorge within Altyn-Emel

Besshatyr Shylbyr Adjunct North Mound (Besshatyr–Shylbyr Gorge North Entrance)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitesilkadv.com

Great Besshatyr burial mound — Silkadv 674 m 43.922,78.355

Silkadv · 2023

674 m Sholak foothills 4.1 km from Ili

Besshatyr Central Row Mound 8 (Besshatyr Row 1 Mound 8, Altyn-Emel)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Palmyra — Wikipedia 34.55N 38.25E

Wikipedia · 2023

Palmyra 34.55N 38.25E datum

Qasr al-Hayr East Canal Extension (Harbaqa Reservoir East Canal to Palmyra Steppe Palace)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Qanat Zarch Yazd 32.0N 54.5E longest 71 km

Wikipedia · 2023

A qanāt (Persian: قَنَات) or kārīz (کَارِیز) is a water supply system that was developed in ancient Iran for the purpose of transporting usable water to the surface from an aquifer or a well through…

Qanat-e Zarch North Extension (Yazd Zarch Qanat Northern Arm)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Qanat of Gonabad 34.35N 58.65E 700 BCE oldest

Wikipedia · 2023

Qanat-e Gonabad South Gallery (Ghasemabad South Branch Qanat)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteopenarchaeologydata.metajnl.com

Wadi Rashid Kite Field

Globalkites JD · 2023

Wadi Rashid North Meander Kites (Northern Loop Meander Field)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Paperacademia.edu

Desert Kites Harrat al-Shaam comparative

Betts · 2021

Jabal Ithnayn East Col Kites (Twin Peaks Eastern Pass)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Paperacademia.edu

Desert Kites Harrat al-Shaam comparative

Betts · 2021

Harrat Al-Sham West Edge Kites (Western Harra Scarp Line)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Paperacademia.edu

Desert kites Harrat al-Shaam comparative study

Betts · 2021

Maitland East Ridge Chapel Kites (Eastern Jabal Maitland Sacred Ridge)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Paperresearchgate.net

Map showing Jibal al-Khashabiyeh in SE Jordan desert kites

Crassard et al. · 2021

Jebel Abu Khashaba North Ridge Kites (Northern Khashabiyeh Ridge Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Websitegoogleearthcommunity.proboards.com

Mounds of the Earth Google Earth Community antennae 48.49,78.72

GoogleEarth Community · 2021

Korgantas South Ridge Satellite Kurgan (Korgantas South Ridge Cluster)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Papereprints.glos.ac.uk

The palaeoenvironmental potential eastern Jordanian desert basins

Toms · 2021

Wadi Qattafi three arms Qa' playa

Wadi Al-Qattafi Central Gorge Slot Kites (Central Arm Narrows)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Papereprints.glos.ac.uk

The palaeoenvironmental potential of the eastern Jordanian desert basins

P. Toms · 2021

Qa' al-Qattafi 10 km2 60 km ESE North Azraq

Wadi Al-Qattafi South Mesa Chain Kites (Southern Basalt Mesas Qattafi)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Paperceeol.com

Shilikty Valley East Kazakhstan 1500 m Karasai

CEEOL · 2019

Shilikta Valley 1500 m asl East Kazakhstan

Shilikty Central Terrace Kurgan (Shilikty Chilikty Middle Terrace Royal)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Paperceeol.com

Shilikty southern spur — DOI

CEEOL · 2019

Shilikty South Rock Overhang Kurgan (Shilikty Southern Granite Overhang Field)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Papersemanticscholar.org

Dating desert hunting trap (kite) Jibal al-Khashabiyeh rock surface luminescence

al-Khasawneh Murray · 2018

125 cm deep hole lined slabs base kite SE Jordan

Jebel Abu Khashaba North Ridge Kites (Northern Khashabiyeh Ridge Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

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