This helped them identify 303 new Nazca geoglyphs, created between 100 B.C. and 50 A.D., in a single field season. The glyphs were 30 feet wide and depicted people or domesticated animals.

Paragliding offers a glimpse into the world's most ancient, pristine prehistoric landscapes. These areas, teeming with ...

YAMAGATA--Researchers here have discovered 168 more ancient geoglyphs, where lines drawn ... snakes and other animals were likely created around 100 B.C.–A.D. 300. The researchers, headed ...

The Nazca Lines are enormous geoglyphs located in the Peruvian desert ... Along with carvings that depict animals, some of the drawings also depict humanoid and hybrid figures and potential ...

A Japanese research team trained an AI to locate 303 new geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca Desert ... measure up to 1,200 feet and depict various animals, plants, and abstract figures.

The geoglyphs appear to represent humans and animals. They were created by removing black stones from the earth's surface to expose a white sand surface beneath. Research has determined that there ...

The geoglyphs fall into two types ... Sakai said it is likely that they formerly served as ritual spaces in the shapes of animals. “At that time, there was no written language in society.

The geoglyphs - also known as the Nasca Lines - are mysterious artworks carved into the ground around 2,000 years ago by the ancient Nazca people. The carvings are of plants and animals like ...