Kite Recognition by Means of Graph Matching

Madi, Kamel; Kheddouci, Hamamache; Bichot, Charles-Edmont; Barge, Olivier; Chataigner, Christine; Crassard, Rémy; Reganon, Emmanuelle; Vila, Emmanuelle

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-18224-7_12

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“…To do so, we used a graph modelling of the kite structures from satellite images (Fig 10A -10C). Graphs, which are mathematical structures composed of sets of vertices linked by sets of edges [20] are commonly used to model objects and shapes in several domains, including kite studies [21,22].…”

Section: Quantitative Comparison Of the Engravings And Neighboring Kitesmentioning

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The oldest plans to scale of humanmade mega-structures

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Data on how Stone Age communities conceived domestic and utilitarian structures are limited to a few examples of schematic and non-accurate representations of various-sized built spaces. Here, we report the exceptional discovery of the up-to-now oldest realistic plans that have been engraved on stones. These engravings from Jordan and Saudi Arabia depict ‘desert kites’, humanmade archaeological mega-traps that are dated to at least 9,000 years ago for the oldest. The extreme precision of these engravings is remarkable, representing gigantic neighboring Neolithic stone structures, the whole design of which is impossible to grasp without seeing it from the air or without being their architect (or user, or builder). They reveal a widely underestimated mental mastery of space perception, hitherto never observed at this level of accuracy in such an early context. These representations shed new light on the evolution of human discernment of space, communication, and communal activities in ancient times.

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Section: Quantitative Comparison Of the Engravings And Neighboring Kitesmentioning

confidence: 99%