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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 study

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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

Papercore.tdar.org

Droning on UAV Black Desert

Rowan Hill · 2018

Wadi Rashid North Meander Kites (Northern Loop Meander Field)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Persian Qanat UNESCO 5207 — WENR

UNESCO · 2016

Persian qanat Zarch 71 km

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

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2016Open source

Journal articleresearchgate.net

The ‘land of conjecture:’ New late prehistoric discoveries at Maitland's Mesa and Wisad Pools, Jordan

Rowan Hill Kersel · 2015 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Maitland MM-165 MM-14 chapels

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

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2015Open source

Paperarchives.univ-biskra.dz

Foggara khettara qanat universal hydraulic structure

Remini · 2014

Universal qanat 3000 years Iran

Khettara of Tafilalt North (Sijilmassa Tafilalt North Khettara Channel)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2014Open source

Journal articlelink.springer.com

The qanat of Algerian Sahara: an evolutionary hydraulic system

Remini Saouli · 2014 · Applied Water Science

Foggara evolutionary hydraulic Algerian Sahara

Foggara of Tidikelt South (In Salah Tidikelt Foggara Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2014Open source

Paperresearchgate.net

Timimoun's foggara (Algeria): an heritage in danger

Remini Bouchakour · 2014

Timimoun heritage endangered

Foggara of Tidikelt South (In Salah Tidikelt Foggara Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2014Open source

Paperresearchgate.net

Kites — new discoveries and a new type

Helms Betts · 2013

500 kites identified to 3500+ new types

Maitland South Cairn-Connector Kites (Southern Cairn Chain Kites)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2013Open source

Websitesilkadv.com

Boroldai Saki kurgans N43°19′58 E76°52′06 — Silkadv

Silkadv · 2012

Boroldai coords 43.332,76.868

Boralday South Picket Row Kurgans (Boralday Southern Alignment Picket)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2012Open source

Websitesilkadv.com

Saki burial mounds Boroldai N43°19′58.59 E76°52′06.28 — Silkadv

Silkadv Atlas · 2012

Boroldai Saki kurgans coords N43°19′58.59 E76°52′06.28

Boralday North Crest Mound 22 (Boralday Northern Apex Kurgan)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2012Open source

Paperresearchgate.net

The Mzab foggara: An original technique for collecting water rising

Remini et al. · 2012

Mzab foggara collecting water rising

Foggara of Tidikelt South (In Salah Tidikelt Foggara Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2012Open source

Paperfao.org

Qanat-e Gonabad South Gallery — hydrological

FAO · 2008

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

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2008Open source

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