Stone circles on the harraat of Syrian desert
arXiv:1208.2591
Abstract
Recently some stone structures covering the harraat of the Syrian desert had been investigated using satellite imagery (arXiv:1106.4665). Dispersed in an arid landscape, they were probably made during the Neolithic period. Some of these structures are here discussed, which display a possible use as ancient sun observatories. For the analysis, a freely available software is used which can be quite suitable for evaluating the effect of solar radiation on physical features of natural structures too.
Satellite imageri, Google Maps, Syrian desert, harraat, stone circles, sunrise/sunset directions, sun observatories