Prehistory: The kites carved into the ground were actually gigantic traps

Already 9000 years ago thehomo sapiens has left its mark on the environment. This can be confirmed thanks to what has been shown by a study conducted in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Armenia and Kazakhstan in which the functions of the so-called desert kitesmonumental constructions that look like large parked kites when viewed from above.

Since then, thousands of these structures have been made Neolithic, consisting of guide walls that routed the animals causing them to converge in pits or abyss traps. So it was about monumental falls herds of animals. These structures interrupted the migrations of animals and led to extinction in several cases.

The oldest kites are dated around 7000 BC and were found in Jordanwhile the ages of those found in theNorthwestern Arabia it is still being determined, but they may have been created in the transitional period between the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age (5000-2000 BC).

It is estimated that the number of identified desert kites has increased from 600-700 to about 6500 in 20 years. In Saudi Arabia, in the county of AI-‘Ula, they have been discovered 207 new pilots and in this area the dominant shape was the V-shape. Kites are described in it different shapes: sock, ax or W-shape.