IQUIQUE, Chile (Reuters) - Over a thousand years ago, the hundreds of giant geoglyphs carved into the desert in northern Chile were a bustling scene. They marked sources of water in the vast arid ...

Archaeologists working in Peru, assisted by artificial intelligence, have discovered 303 previously unknown giant symbols carved in the Nazca Desert. The carvings include birds, plants, spiders, ...

Archaeologists used artificial intelligence to help locate over 300 ancient Nazca geoglyphs near desert trails, study said and photos show. Photo from The Yamagata University Institute of Nasca ...

Even with all the advances we have made with technology, we still don’t know everything that happened in history. Isn’t it fascinating that almost every day, historians are making discoveries about ...

Drones were sent over Peru to document damage near the Nazca Lines. Instead, they uncovered dozens of ancient geoglyphs hidden so well they’d nearly vanished. What was supposed to be preservation ...

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. Reading time 2 minutes It took a ...

Artificial intelligence has helped researchers to uncover hundreds of ancient land artworks in Peru. The mysterious pre-Hispanic figures, known as geoglyphs, are motifs etched into the ground via the ...

Most people visit Peru for Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca citadel nestled between the mountaintops around Cusco. But the country has much more to offer than its most popular tourist destination. At ...

Anthropologists have spent decades documenting a mysterious collection of symbols etched into the Peruvian desert, depicting everything from human decapitation and domesticated animals to ...