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8 kwi 2016 · The holes are from the Nasca region of Peru – an area famous for the Nasca lines, several enormous geometric images carved into the landscape; immaculate archaeological evidence of...
20 lut 2004 · Visible from ESA's Proba spacecraft 600 kilometres away in space are the largest of the many Nasca Lines; ancient desert markings now at risk from human encroachment as well as flood events feared to be increasing in frequency.
The Nazca lines (/ ˈnɑːzkə /, /- kɑː / [1]) are a group of over 700 geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. [2][3] They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed. [4]
18 kwi 2016 · Peru's Nazca Lines Reveal Mysterious New Animal Images. By considering their positioning relative to water resources and to settlements, they were able to piece together a picture of just how...
13 paź 2009 · Discover Nazca Lines in Nazca, Peru: A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.
5 kwi 2018 · Now, Peruvian archaeologists armed with drones have discovered more than 50 new examples of these mysterious desert monuments in adjacent Palpa province, traced onto the earth's surface in...
This view from the Ikonos satellite reveals a giant spiral, a spider, and perfectly straight lines that stretch for kilometers across the desert. The Nazca created these geoglyphs between 200 BCE and AD 600 by clearing away the dark red top soil and stone, leaving the pale underlying soil exposed.
