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Desert kite — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Jibal al-Khashabiya Desert Kites & Shrine Complex (SE Jordan Desert)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Desert kite — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Wadi al-Qattafi Kite Field (Three-Arm Wadi System)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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El Medanoso Geoglyphs — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Copiapó (Spanish pronunciation: [kopjaˈpo]) is a city and commune in northern Chile, located about 65 kilometers east of the coastal town of Caldera.

El Médano – Los Médanos Geoglyphs (Copiapó Dune Field)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Sarmatians — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Syntas Kurgan Field (Aktobe Sarmatian Ridge)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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

A.C. Hill, Y. Rowan · 2020 · Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Khashabiyeh engraved pillar context

Jibal al-Khashabiya Desert Kites & Shrine Complex (SE Jordan Desert)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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

A.C. Hill, Y. Rowan · 2020 · Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Wadi al-Qattafi Kite Field (Three-Arm Wadi System)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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

A.C. Hill, Y. Rowan · 2020 · Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Jabal Wisad Desert Kites (Wisad Pools Black Desert)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Arte Rupestre de Conanoxa, Valle de Camarones

C. Santoro, V. Standen · 2018 · Chungará

Conanoxa–Camarones geoglyph correlation

Camarones Ravine Geoglyphs (Quebrada de Camarones)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

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Geoglyphs and puquios: water and geoglyphs in Tarapacá

J. Berenguer · 2017 · Andean Past

Dos Palmas–puquio pairing

Pampa Dos Palmas Geoglyphs (Pica – Matilla Corridor)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2017Open source

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Acaray — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Acaray, also known as the Fortress of Acaray, is an archaeological site located in the Huaura River Valley on the near north coast of Peru (or the Norte Chico region).

Acaray

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Chacchoben — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Chacchoben (chak-cho-BEN; Maya for "the place of red corn") is a Maya ruin approximately 110 mi (177 km) south of Tulum and 7 mi (11 km) from the village from which it derives its name.

Chacchoben

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Chacmultun — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Chacmultun is an ancient Maya site in Mexico's Yucatan Province that dates to the late Preclassic period.

Chacmultun

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Coba — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Coba (Spanish: Cobá) is an ancient Maya city on the Yucatán Peninsula, located in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.

Cobá

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Kabah — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Kabah may refer to: Kabah (Maya site), a Maya civilization city in Yucatán, Mexico Kaaba, the holy building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Kabah (band), a Mexican pop music group

Kabah

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Kohunlich — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Kohunlich (X-làabch'e'en in Modern Mayan) is a large archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located on the Yucatán Peninsula in the state of Quintana Roo about 25 km east of the…

Kohunlich

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Labna — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Labna (or Labná in Spanish orthography) is a Mesoamerican archaeological site and ceremonial center of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the Puuc Hills region of the Yucatán Peninsula.