MASS HUNTING GAME TRAPS IN THE SOUTHERN LEVANT: The Negev and Arabah “Desert Kites”
Spread throughout the deserts of the southern Levant are numerous triangular-shaped stone structures known as kites. Ancient kites are built of two long converging low stone walls with a circular enclosure at the apex. The enclosure can range from a few meters to 100 meters in diameter, and the wall...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2011
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2011, Volume: 74, Issue: 4, Pages: 208-215 |
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| Summary: | Spread throughout the deserts of the southern Levant are numerous triangular-shaped stone structures known as kites. Ancient kites are built of two long converging low stone walls with a circular enclosure at the apex. The enclosure can range from a few meters to 100 meters in diameter, and the walls may extend for hundreds of meters or even several kilometers. These well-preserved structures provide testimony to the magnitude of the systematic mass hunting of hoofed animals in the ancient Near East. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5615/neareastarch.74.4.0208 |