الكلية: كلية البترا للسياحة والآثار/ قسم الآثار
الجهة البحثية: جامعة الحسين بن طلال
عنوان البحث المنشور:
Discovery and excavation of desert kites in the south-eastern Badia of Jordan
سنة النشر: 2021
ملخص البحث المنشور:
In the framework of the joint French–Jordanian South Eastern Badia Archaeological Project (SEBAP), we have recently been able to identify the first remains of kite structures in the south-eastern desert of Jordan, thus modifying our understanding of desert-kite distribution. The discovery of these structures was made possible by the analysis of open-access, high-resolution satellite imagery (available on Google Earth and Bing Maps). In total nine kites were identified in the remote desert landscape to the south-east of Al-Jafr: eight were grouped in a consistent and characteristic chain-like organisation in the study area of Jibal al-Khashabiyeh, while an isolated kite was found in the study area of Jibal al-Ghadiwiyat. The discovery of two distinct forms of kites in an area initially thought to be devoid of such structures was particularly striking. Not only did it fill a gap in the known distribution area of these structures, it also opened interesting perspectives for the study of the morphological and structural diversity of the attested kite types. Following the initial remote-sensing study, three consecutive fieldwork seasons were conducted in both study areas during the summers of 2013, 2014, and 2015. The results of these preliminary investigations are presented in this chapter. The synthesis of the data underlines a clear local specificity in kite layout and use of topography. Moreover, the excavations provided solid evidence supporting a hunting function for these large-scale structures. They also provided the first direct evidence allowing the secure dating of the specialised hunting strategies involved in the kite phenomenon to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB).
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