Stone structures in the Syrian Desert
Amelia Carolina Sparavigna

TL;DR
This paper explores the archaeological features of the Syrian Desert, highlighting stone structures like desert kites and stone circles, which reveal past human activity and environmental interactions in this arid region.
Contribution
It provides a detailed observation and analysis of ancient stone structures in the Syrian Desert, emphasizing their significance in understanding prehistoric human behavior.
Findings
Discovery of extensive stone structures across the desert
Identification of desert kites as Neolithic game traps
Presence of stone circles similar to Stonehenge sites
Abstract
An arid land, known as the Syrian Desert, is covering a large part of the Middle East. In the past, this harsh environment, characterized by huge lava fields, the "harraat", was considered as a barrier between Levant and Mesopotamia. When we observe this desert from space, we discover that it is crossed by some stone structures, the "desert kites", which were the Neolithic traps for the game. Several stone circles are visible too, as many Stonehenge sites dispersed in the desert landscape.
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Taxonomy
TopicsHistorical and Architectural Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
