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Bookmark or Share- Nazca Lines - HISTORYDespite being studied for over 80 years, the geoglyphs—which were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994—are still a mystery to researchers. What Are the Nazca Lines? There are three...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa - UNESCO World Heritage CentreBrief Synthesis. Located in the arid Peruvian coastal plain, some 400 km south of Lima, the Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana are one of the most impressive-looking archaeological areas in the world and an extraordinary example of the traditional and millenary magical-religious world of the ancient Pre-Hispanic societies which ...
- Smarthistory – Nasca GeoglyphsLocated in the desert on the South Coast of Peru, the Nasca Geoglyphs are among the world’s largest drawings. Also referred to as the Nasca Lines, they are more accurately called geoglyphs, which are designs formed on the earth. Geoglyphs are usually constructed from strong natural material, such as stone, and are notably large in scale.
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