More Nazca drawings have been discovered. What do the geoglyphs depict?
In a desert in Peru, scientists have discovered new geoglyphs, which are huge drawings carved into the ground, but visible only from a considerable height. Like the previous ones, they depict various animals, but this time other patterns have also been discovered.
That the desert in southwestern Peru is covered with mysterious drawings has been known for about a century. In 1926, archaeologist Torbibo Mejia Xesspe first studied them. Soon the lines carved into the ground began to be observed — and photographed — from airplanes. Then a surprise came to light. It turned out that some represented specific things. Geometric figures, such as squares and triangles, but also animals and plants.
The geoglyphs found in the desert are the work of the Nazca culture — a people formerly inhabiting what is now southern Peru. Why did its representatives create drawings that they themselves could not fully see? Was it a gallery for the gods observing the world from above? And how many of these drawings are there? These are the most important questions related to the Nazca drawings.
How were the geoglyphs created?
The Nazca drawings have been studied for years by Japanese scientists from Yamagata University led by Professor Masato Sakai. A few…
