Desert kites – old structures, new research

Brunner, Ueli

doi:10.1111/aae.12064

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“…As part of our research on this kite dataset, the distribution was further classified in terms of its morphological form based on classifications of kite-types identified by previous researchers (Brunner, 2015a). Orientation of the kite head openings was recorded in standard 45° intervals (north, north east, east etc.).…”

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“…Kite structures were first recognized archaeologically in the Middle East, in the 1920s, as British and French pilots became active over the skies of their respective colonial Mandates (Brunner, 2015a: 70; Kirkbride, 1946; Rees, 1929). The term ‘kite’ was first coined by Rees in 1929 (Rees, 1929), although aerial photographs of these structures had already been published in 1927 by Maitland (Maitland, 1927).…”

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“…The term was subsequently extended to 'desert kite' by Kirkbride (Kirkbride, 1946) a term that is still used today (e.g. Brunner, 2015a). These large stone structures cannot be easily observed on the ground, and consequently did not receive much attention until observed from the air by colonial air forces of the British and French Mandates.…”

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Following the herds? A new distribution of hunting kites in Southwest Asia

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Remote-sensing analysis of open-source satellite imagery has identified a major, new distribution of undocumented hunting kite structures in northern Arabia. This new data has important implications on the environmental viability of hunting and on possible settlement patterns during the early and middle Holocene. Running across the eastern side of the Nafud Desert in Saudi Arabia, this research has identified star-shaped kites in a distribution that continues on to southern Iraq. From a broader perspective, this new distribution appears to represent a continuation of the well-known arc of kites recorded running principally through southern Syria and eastern Jordan. As well as representing an important archaeological identification in its own right, this new distribution also has important implications in terms of the paleoenvironment of the region, faunal dispersals and human cultural connections.

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Following the herds? A new distribution of hunting kites in Southwest Asia

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Mass-kill hunting and Late Quaternary ecology: New insights into the ‘desert kite’ phenomenon in Arabia

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Carleton

2021

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Lava Flow Hazard and Its Implication in Geopark Development for the Active Harrat Khaybar Intracontinental Monogenetic Volcanic Field, Saudi Arabia

Németh

Moufti²

2023

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Harrat Khaybar is an active monogenetic volcanic field in western Saudi Arabia that hosts spectacular monogenetic volcanoes and a Holocene volcanic cone with extensive lava fields. The volcanic region is a subject of intensive land use development, especially along tourism ventures, where the volcanic features are the key elements to utilize for increasing visitation rates to the region. The youngest eruption is suspected to be Holocene and occurred fewer than 5000 years ago based on the cross-cutting relationship between the youngest lava flows and archaeological sites. Lava flows are typical, from pāhoehoe to ‘a‘ā types with great diversity of transitional textural forms. Here, we recorded typical transitional lava flow surface textures from the youngest flows identified by digital-elevation-model-based terrain analysis, satellite imagery, and direct field observations. We performed lava flow simulations using the Q-LavHA plug-in within the QGIS environment. Lava flow simulations yielded satisfactory results if we applied eruptions along fissures, long simulation distances, and ~5 m lava flow thickness. In these simulations, the upper flow regimes were reconstructed well, but long individual lava flows were not possible to simulate, suggesting that morphological steps likely promoted lava ponding, inflation, and sudden deflation by releasing melts further along shallow syneruptive valley networks.

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Desert kites – old structures, new research

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

Following the herds? A new distribution of hunting kites in Southwest Asia

Following the herds? A new distribution of hunting kites in Southwest Asia

Mass-kill hunting and Late Quaternary ecology: New insights into the ‘desert kite’ phenomenon in Arabia

Lava Flow Hazard and Its Implication in Geopark Development for the Active Harrat Khaybar Intracontinental Monogenetic Volcanic Field, Saudi Arabia

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