Ancient Desert Death Trap
Documentary
A team of archaeologists researches the desert kites, the stone megastructures across northern Saudi Arabia and southern Jordan.
Director
Nathalie Laville
Writers
Nathalie Laville, Jean-François Mondot, Jessy Picard
Stars
Mercer Boffey, Rémy Crassard, Olivier Barge
Release Date
October 22, 2025
Language
English
Country
France, United States
🎭 Top Cast
Mercer Boffey
as Narrator
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Rémy Crassard
as Self - Archaeologist, CNRS, Archéorient
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Olivier Barge
as Self - Geographer, CNRS, Archéorient
👤
Waël Abu Azizeh
as Self - Archaeologist, Lyon 2 University, Archéorient
👤
Saifi Alshailali
as Self - Historian, Royal Commission for AlUla
👤
Bill Finlayson
as Self - Archaeologist, University of Oxford
👤
Bruno Depreux
as Self - Geomorphologist, CNRS, Archéorient
👤
Mohammad Tarawneh
as Self - Archaeologist, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
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Cheryl Makarewicz
as Self - Zooarchaeologist, Kiel University
Florian Hutter
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
16:9 HD
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Production
France Télévisions, Ma Drogue a Moi (MDAM), WGBH
🏷️ Keywords
fossilgazelleaerial viewarchaeologydrone footage
🎯 Categories
Documentary
💡 Did You Know?
The term kite was inspired observations of early aviators flying over the stone megastructures. The aviators thought the structures' shapes resembled children's kites.
📖 Synopsis
A team of archaeologists researches the desert kites, the stone megastructures across northern Saudi Arabia and southern Jordan.