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Massive Evidence of Prehistoric Hunting Throughout the Arabian Desert

Over 350 gigantic hunting buildings known as "kites" have been identified and mapped by archaeologists at the University of Oxford's School of Archaeology using satellite photos

Sep 07, 2022
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The little studied eastern Nafud desert region was meticulously examined as part of the EAMENA project's research using a variety of open-source satellite photos. Structures, known as kites by early pilots of aircraft, were spotted. They are made composed low stone walls and a number of guiding walls that can be kilometer-long. They are thought to have …

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