Mysterious desert kites were the ancient world's slaughterhouses
Desert kites are just one of a number of archaeological sites
that modern people only noticed when they flew high above them,
realizing there were giant geometric structures on the ground
below.  Researchers have since been able to tie these desert
kites in with various historical accounts and artistic
representations that reveal their animal-centric purpose.
However, it appears that they weren't used to protect animals,
as earlier theories held, but rather to kill them as efficiently
as possible.  We can actually deduce a lot about these kites and
the people who made them. The corrals all lie along migration
routes that ran from Syria to Saudi Arabia, suggesting the
people who built them were well-versed in animal behavior. At
the same time, these were no longer the skilled hunters of
earlier, nomadic generations.  Instead, these were built long
after the Middle East had begun practicing agriculture, and game
animals were so common anyway tha