Archaeology may be focused on illuminating the past, but it has long deployed cutting-edge technologies in its pursuits. Recent years have seen archaeologists use robots, LiDAR, drones, and now ...

STORY: Here on the dry, windswept plateau of southern Peru, researchers have discovered more than a hundred new shapes, carved into the earth more than 1000 years before Europeans colonists set foot ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

“Type A geoglyphs are generally distributed near the river valley, while Type B geoglyphs are distributed beside paths or on sloping inclines and are thought to have been used as wayposts when ...

Even with all the advances we have made with technology, we still don’t know everything that happened in history. Isn’t it fascinating that almost every day, historians are making discoveries about ...

Japanese archaeologists have discovered 24 new geoglyphs on the Nazca Plateau in Peru that they say are similar to the animal shapes for which the region is famous – but were created two centuries ...

IQUIQUE, Chile (Reuters) - Over a thousand years ago, the hundreds of giant geoglyphs carved into the desert in northern Chile were a bustling scene. They marked sources of water in the vast arid ...

Dozens of circular geoglyphs, some comprising several intertwined rings, have been identified and mapped near the ancient Peruvian town of Quilcapampa, revealing that these earthen designs were ...

Dec. 21 (UPI) --Archeologists have discovered 168 new geoglyphs in the area around Nazca, Peru. The discovery adds significantly to the UNESCO world heritage site's 190 previously discovered markings.

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Dozens of circular geoglyphs, some comprising several intertwined rings, have been identified and mapped near the ancient Peruvian town of Quilcapampa, revealing that these earthen designs were ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Scientists discovered more than 140 ancient ...