News Archaeology The oldest scaled-down drawings of actual structures go back 9,000 years Rock engravings in the Middle East may be maps or blueprints of massive desert kites Massive ancient hunting traps called desert kites (one in Jordan shown from above) include long walls that converge on enclosed spaces where animals were driven into pits. O. Barge, Globalkites Project, CNRS Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Bruce Bower May 17, 2023 at 2:00 pm Two large, engraved stones found in the Middle East display the oldest known building plans drawn to scale, researchers say.