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Desert Kites
Extracts of satellite images from Google Earth and Bing of kites from the Harrat-al-Sham in Jordan (above left), Qaratein area in Syria (above right), Ustyurt Plateau in Kazakhstan (bottom left) and the mountains of Palmyre in Syria (bottom...

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Examples of Desert Kites
Desert kites on the Ustyurt Plateau (left) and in the northern Nefoud (right).

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The Distribution of Kites
The geographical distribution of desert kites (updated June 2020 CE).

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Desert Kite Cell
A cell at the extremity of a pointed appendice from a kite in Armenia (up). The same
configuration in Jordan, a cell under excavation (down).

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The Excavation of Pompeii
Filippo Palizzi (1818-1899) was an Italian painter of the Verismo style. This romantic painting shows what the excavation of Pompeii in the 19th century may have looked like.

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Bronze Athlete Detail
A detail from a bronze statue of an athlete wearing a laurel crown of victory, 340-330 BCE. Found in the sea off Marathon. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

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Aulos Player, Cyclades
A marble figurine from the Cycladic islands, 2800-2300 BCE, depicting a flute or aulos player. It is one of the earliest representations of a musician in sculpture from the Bronze Age Aegean. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).

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Boxers Fresco, Akrotiri, Thera
The Boxers Fresco from Bronze Age Akrotiri on the island of Thera (Santorini), c. 1700 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

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Lilies Fresco, Akrotiri
The Lilies Fresco from Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera, modern-day Santorini (also known as the Spring Fresco). From Room 2 of Building Delta, c. 17th century BCE. Lilies or papyrus are depicted growing from colourful volcanic rocks...

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Augustus, Bronze Head from Euboea
A detail of the bronze statue of Roman emperor Augustus found in the sea near Euboea, 12-10 BCE (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)