Desert kite
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desert-kite-188-14284806
title:
Desert kite
text:
Desert kites are dry stone wall structures found in Southwest Asia, which were first discovered from the air during the 1920s. There are over 6,000 known desert kites, with sizes ranging from less than a hundred metres to several kilometres. They typically have a kite shape formed by two convergent "antennae" that run towards an enclosure, all formed by walls of dry stone less than one metre high, but variations exist. Little is known about their ages, but the few dated examples appear to span t
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description:
Converging drystone walls in the Middle East, to aid in hunting herd animals
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_kite
date created:
2010-05-23T03:36:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T13:18:24Z
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