The findings shed new light on how ancient communities used space and how they approached group activities, researchers said. O. Barge / CNRS
The desert kite at Jebel az Zilliyat, Saudi Arabia. Photo: O. Barge / CNRS
Archaeologists have found ancient stone engravings of vast animal traps in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Photo: R. Crassard / CNRS
The depictions on stone slabs show structures known as desert kites, used to herd wild animals such as gazelles into enclosures where they could be slaughtered, researchers said. Photo: R. Crassard / CNRS
Archaeologists excavate a desert kite at Jebel az Zilliyat, Saudi Arabia. Photo: O. Barge / CNRS
The collapsed boulders at Jebel az Zilliyat, where two of the desert kite engravings have been discovered. Photo: Plos One
The findings are thought to be the oldest realistic building plans carved to scale on stone. Photo: Plos One
The engravings are estimated to be about 7,000 to 9,000 years old. Photo: Plos One
The pit-trap from a desert kite before excavation in Jebel Al Khashabiyeh, Jordan. Photo: O. Barge / CNRS
Archaeologists during the discovery of the kite engravings at Jebel az Zilliyat. Photo: JE Brochier / CNRS.
A 9,000-year-old stone carving found in Jordan shows the proportions of a desert kite. Photo: Plos One
An excavated pit-trap at Jebal Al Khashabiyeh. Photo: O. Barge / CNRS
The findings shed new light on how ancient communities used space and how they approached group activities, researchers said. O. Barge / CNRS
The desert kite at Jebel az Zilliyat, Saudi Arabia. Photo: O. Barge / CNRS
Archaeologists have found ancient stone engravings of vast animal traps in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Photo: R. Crassard / CNRS
The depictions on stone slabs show structures known as desert kites, used to herd wild animals such as gazelles into enclosures where they could be slaughtered, researchers said. Photo: R. Crassard / CNRS
Archaeologists excavate a desert kite at Jebel az Zilliyat, Saudi Arabia. Photo: O. Barge / CNRS
The collapsed boulders at Jebel az Zilliyat, where two of the desert kite engravings have been discovered. Photo: Plos One
The findings are thought to be the oldest realistic building plans carved to scale on stone. Photo: Plos One
The engravings are estimated to be about 7,000 to 9,000 years old. Photo: Plos One
The pit-trap from a desert kite before excavation in Jebel Al Khashabiyeh, Jordan. Photo: O. Barge / CNRS
Archaeologists during the discovery of the kite engravings at Jebel az Zilliyat. Photo: JE Brochier / CNRS.
A 9,000-year-old stone carving found in Jordan shows the proportions of a desert kite. Photo: Plos One
An excavated pit-trap at Jebal Al Khashabiyeh. Photo: O. Barge / CNRS
The findings shed new light on how ancient communities used space and how they approached group activities, researchers said. O. Barge / CNRS
