Collation of satellite imagery and new fieldwork in Şanlıurfa (south-east Türkiye) has revealed large numbers of stone-walled desert kites, some of which may date to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic ( c . 9500–7000 BC). The authors briefly explore the potential role of these structures in the processes of early sedentism and monumentality.
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