Kites - new discoveries and a new type

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-155

  Kennedy, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arabia; Hunting; Kites; Prehistoric; Stone built structures; Syria

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ARCHAEOLOGY; FIXED STRUCTURE; HUNTING; MAPPING; PREHISTORIC; REMOTE SENSING;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; IRAQ; TURKEY; YEMEN;

ACCIPITRIDAE; PALMYRA;

EID: 84868148935     PISSN: 09057196     EISSN: 16000471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0471.2012.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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