The recent survey doubles the count of known geoglyphs, bringing the total count to over 700, while showcasing how AI can be used in cultural heritage contexts.

YAMAGATA--Researchers here have discovered 168 more ancient geoglyphs, where lines drawn across stretches of earth form images that can be seen from overhead, in Nazca, Peru.

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The geoglyphs provide archaeologists with a unique window into the cultures and beliefs of the ancient people who created them, with the earliest examples dating back more than 2,000 years.

The 2,000-year-old geoglyphs offer clues to ancient Nazca people and their rituals. A geoglyph of an orca whale with a knife in the Nazca Desert of Peru.

Geoglyphs are depressions made to the earth to create various shapes and lines, with Peru having what are considered the world’s most famous geoglyphs known as the Nazca Lines.

Ancient geoglyphs and archaeological sites are being plowed over by Brazil farmers growing soy, corn and sugar crops in the Amazon Basin.

Geoglyphs are human-made features, usually earthworks, created on the surface of the earth. They may involve digging trenches or clearing or adding stones or earth that create a contrast between ...

Locals Move to Protect Chile's Giant Desert Geoglyphs Scarred by Off-Roaders By Rodrigo Gutierrez and Ivan Alvarado IQUIQUE, Chile (Reuters) - Over a thousand years ago, the hundreds of giant ...

Known as geoglyphs, the specimens at Alto Barranco in the Tarapacá region stand out for their remarkable preservation. But it is in that very location that both authorized and illegal off-road ...

IQUIQUE, Chile, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Over a thousand years ago, the hundreds of giant geoglyphs carved into the desert in northern Chile were a bustling scene.