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Bookmark or Share- Smarthistory – Nasca Geoglyphsby Jayne Yantz. Hummingbird, Nasca Geoglyph, over 300 feet in length, formed approximately 2000 years ago (photo: Diego Delso , CC BY-SA 4.0) Located in the desert on the South Coast of Peru, the Nasca Geoglyphs are among the world’s largest drawings.
- Where to See Five of the Planet’s Most Mysterious GeoglyphsSteppe Geoglyphs, Kazakhstan. DigitalGlobe, via NASA. Often called the “Nazca Lines of Kazakhstan,” this cluster of approximately 260 earthworks in the Turgai region of northern Kazakhstan known...
- The Geoglyphic Art of Chile's Atacama Desert - ThoughtCoThe most frequent type of geoglyph in the Atacama are geometric forms: circles, concentric circles, circles with dots, rectangles, crosses, arrows, parallel lines, rhomboids; all symbols found in pre-Hispanic ceramics and textiles.
- Geoglyph - WikipediaA geoglyph is a large design or motif – generally longer than 4 metres (13 ft) – produced on the ground by durable elements of the landscape, such as stones, stone fragments, gravel, or earth. A positive geoglyph is formed by the arrangement and alignment of materials on the ground in a manner akin to petroforms, while a negative geoglyph ...
- 10 Ancient Geoglyphs - HeritageDaily - Archaeology NewsHeritage Lists. 10 Ancient Geoglyphs. A geoglyph is a large design or motif (generally longer than 4 metres) produced on the ground and typically formed by clastic rocks or similarly durable elements of the landscape, such as stones, stone fragments, live trees, gravel, or earth. - Advertisement - 1 – The Nazca Lines.
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