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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

Journal articleresearchgate.net

Map showing the location of Jibal al-Khashabiyeh in south-eastern Jordan, desert kites and associated Ghassanian occupation sites

A. Betts et al. · 2022 · Journal of Arid Environments

Khashabiyeh map 30.8–31.0N

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

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Thesiseprints.glos.ac.uk

The palaeoenvironmental potential of the eastern Jordanian desert basins (Qa'an)

Toms · 2021 · UoG

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

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Thesiseprints.glos.ac.uk

The palaeoenvironmental potential of the eastern Jordanian desert basins (Qa'an)

Toms · 2021 · UoG

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

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Thesiseprints.glos.ac.uk

The palaeoenvironmental potential of the eastern Jordanian desert basins (Qa'an) — Wadi al-Qattafi

Toms · 2021 · UoG

Three arms, Qa' al-Qattafi playa 10 km²

Wadi Al-Qattafi East Arm Kites (Eastern Mesa Kite Line)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Journal articleonlinelibrary.wiley.com

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

Y. Rowan, G. Rollefson · 2020 · Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Wisad Pools 9,000-yr petroglyphs and kites

Jabal Wisad South Chain Desert Kites (Southern Basalt Plateau)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open 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

Journal articleredalyc.org

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL STUDY OF AZ-67 — Azapa formative

Muñoz I. · 2012 · Chungara

Azapa Alto Ramírez formative

Azapa Alto de Azapa Geoglyphs (Upper Azapa Precordillera)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2012Open source

Journal articleredalyc.org

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL STUDY OF THE FORMATIVE RITUAL SITE AZ-67 — Azapa Valley

Muñoz I. et al. · 2012 · Chungara

AZ-67 tumuli adjacent to geoglyphs

Azapa Cerro Grande Geoglyphs (Mid-Azapa Terrace)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2012Open source

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