Newly discovered figures dating back to 200BCE nearly double the number of known geolgylphs at enigmatic siteArchaeologists using artificial intelligence (AI) have discovered hundreds of new geoglyphs depicting parrots, cats, monkeys, killer whales and even decapitated heads near the Nazca Lines in Peru, in a find that nearly doubles the number of known figures at the enigmatic 2,000-year-old archaeological site.A team from the Japanese University of Yamagata’s Nazca Institute, in collaboration with IBM Research, discovered 303 previously unknown geoglyphs of humans and animals – all smaller in size than the vast geometric patterns that date from AD200-700 and stretch across more than 400 sq km of the Nazca plateau. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/26/nazca-lines-peru-new-geoglyphs
Author : Dan Collyns in Lima
Publish date : 2024-09-26 15:11:13
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