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168 New Geoglyphs Discovered in Peru
The newly discovered Nazca lines depict humans, cats, killer whales, birds, and snakes and date between 100 BCE and 300 CE.
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AI Technology Helped Researchers Discover 143 Ancient Geoglyphs
Dated from the pre-Incan Nazca culture around 100 BCE, they span up to 328 feet and depict a variety of animals including birds, fish, snakes, foxes, and felines.
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Using Drones, Researchers Discover New Nazca Lines in Peru
Researchers have identified over 50 massive, long-unseen geogylphs that date from between 500 BCE to 200 CE — centuries before the time of the known Nazca lines.
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Truck Driver Plows Through and Damages Peru's Nazca Lines
The driver left "deep scars" on the site last Saturday, the country's ministry of culture announced earlier this week.
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Peru Charging Greenpeace Activists for Damaging Nazca Lines
Peru will take legal action against a group of Greenpeace activists who it says damaged the Nazca lines UNESCO World Heritage site during a climate change demonstration on Monday.