Desert kite Desert kite Desert kites are constructions aimed at trapping game animals, found in the Middle East. The constructions are generally believed to have been used "to catch herds of wild ungulates." They appear in deserts and are most common in eastern Jordan ; some also appear in the Negev Desert of Israel and Sinai Desert of Egypt. One review of 16 desert kites from the Negev and northeast Sinai, published in the "Journal of Arid Environments" in 2010, found that desert kites in these deserts were established in the late 4th millennium BCE or early 3rd millennium BCE and had
Negev Bedouin women power, but the vital economic roles of the women granted them significant degree of influence over the household decision-making. However, the larger societal context of Bedouin culture is changing, particularly in the Negev. For the past several decades, the policy of the Israeli government has been to move the Negev Bedouin from the desert to official settlements. This has had several significant effects on Negev Bedouin society. Significantly, the move from a nomadic lifestyle to a sedentary one has displaced the Bedouin women from their previously critical economic roles. Moreover, the shift to a sedentary lifestyle means that wage labor