  An arid land, known as the Syrian Desert, is covering a large part of the
Middle East. In the past, this harsh environment, characterized by huge lava
fields, the "harraat", was considered as a barrier between Levant and
Mesopotamia. When we observe this desert from space, we discover that it is
crossed by some stone structures, the "desert kites", which were the Neolithic
traps for the game. Several stone circles are visible too, as many Stonehenge
sites dispersed in the desert landscape.
