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Video | These are the new 168 large geoglyphs discovered in Nazca

2022-12-09T22:33:27.103Z


The figures have been considered Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO since 1994 Japanese scientists have discovered 168 new geoglyphs in southern Peru, near the Nazca lines. This team of academics from Yamagata University, led by Masato Sakai, found the figures with the help of local archaeologists. As can be seen in the video that accompanies this news item, they used drones to capture aerial images of the slopes and hills in the area. Thanks to this system, they were able t


Japanese scientists have discovered 168 new geoglyphs in southern Peru, near the Nazca lines.

This team of academics from Yamagata University, led by Masato Sakai, found the figures with the help of local archaeologists.

As can be seen in the video that accompanies this news item, they used drones to capture aerial images of the slopes and hills in the area.

Thanks to this system, they were able to locate these new large drawings that, according to Yamagata University, have been considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1994. "In total we have found 168 figures: about 50 human, as well as birds, felines, snakes and also many linear and trapezoid figures”, said Sakai, who pointed out that different ceramics have also been found.

Since the project began in 2004, and since 2010 on the ground, scientists have already found 358 figures.

The Nazca lines are a set of geometric figures, animals or plants located in a large desert south of Lima.

These figures are the product of the Nazca culture from the 1st to the 7th century, but their message is still not clear.

Some people traditionally consider them an astronomical calendar, other experts believe they are religious figures, and ufologists think they are landing strips for alien spacecraft.

Some of these geoglyphs exceed 100 meters and can only be seen from the air.

Despite their large size and age, they were not discovered until the 1930s, as many of the figures could only be seen from nearby heights or hills.

Currently, they use drones to better visualize them, and artificial intelligence with the aim of finding patterns and seeing what meaning and functions these shapes had.


Source: elparis

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