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The Nazca lines (/ ˈ n ɑː z k ə /, /-k ɑː / [1]) are a group of over 700 geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. [2] [3] They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed. [4]
The geoglyphs were found using a deep learning technique that functions 21 times faster than a search with the naked eye, ... The Nazca Lines are in southern Peru, about 260 miles southeast of Lima.
Articles relating to the Nazca Lines, their history, and their depictions.They are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru.They were created between 500 BCE and 500 CE by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed.
The Paracas Candelabra, also called the Candelabra of the Andes, or El Candelabro (the Trident), is a well-known prehistoric geoglyph found on the northern face of the Paracas Peninsula at Pisco Bay in Peru. [1] Pottery found nearby has been radio carbon dated to 200 BCE, the time of the Paracas culture. [2]
AI-assisted research nearly doubles the number of known Nazca geoglyphs, ancient symbols formed in the ground by moving stones or gravel that date back 2,000 years.
Archaeologists using drones have discovered more than 25 geoglyphs etched into a swath of coastal desert in southern Peru near the Nazca Lines.
The cultural significance of these geoglyphs for their creators remains unclear, despite many hypotheses. [1] The Nazca Lines in Peru. This photograph shows a depiction of a hummingbird. Since the 1970s, numerous geoglyphs have been discovered on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, leading to claims about Pre-Columbian civilizations.
Most of the geoglyphs, which include figures of a killer whale and a woman dancing, appear to have been made by the Paracas culture 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists discover new geoglyphs near ...