Hunting in the desert: assessing the form and use of kite-like structures in the western Sahara

Nearly 500 kite-like structures have recently been discovered in the western Sahara using high resolution satellite images. Although four distinct types with different morphologies have been distinguished, their characteristics, topographical location and orientation in the landscape indicate that t...

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Published inAntiquity Vol. 96; no. 387; pp. 719 - 726
Main Authors Barge, Olivier, Balaresque, Laetitia, Baudoin, Jean-Loup, Boelke, Manfred, Derrien, Lison
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.06.2022
Antiquity Publications/Cambridge University Press
Subjects
Animal traps
Anthropological research
Archaeology
Archaeology and Prehistory
Architecture
Deserts
Discovery and exploration
Geography
Humanities and Social Sciences
Hunting
Landsat satellites
Project Gallery
Trapping
Western Sahara
Libya
Africa
desert kites
hunting
satellite imagery
Africa
mega-traps
Sahara
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Summary:Nearly 500 kite-like structures have recently been discovered in the western Sahara using high resolution satellite images. Although four distinct types with different morphologies have been distinguished, their characteristics, topographical location and orientation in the landscape indicate that they are all most likely hunting traps.
ISSN:0003-598X
1745-1744
DOI:10.15184/aqy.2022.35