These geoglyphs all share things in common. first, while some of them have symbols, most of them are figures of animals, both real and imaginary. second, most of these figures cannot be seen from the ground, and only from the air. lastly, they are freaking old, like thousands of years old, before what we think of as civilization .. amazing stuff, human history. zp While Perus Nazca Lines are the worlds most famous geoglyphs, archaeological research suggests that geoglyphs were constructed in numerous areas around the world by different cultures. For instance, in the Middle East, archaeologists have found thousands of wheel-shaped structures that are easily visible from the sky, but hard to see on the ground. Also recently in Russia, archaeologists excavated a geoglyph shaped like an elk, which appears older than the Nazca Lines. Ancient geoglyphs have also been reported in many other countries, including the United Kingdom, Brazil and even the Southwestern United States. The introduction of high-resolution Google Earth imagery over the last decade has helped both professional archaeologists and amateurs detect and study these enigmatic structures. livescience/47954-geoglyphs-discovered-in-kazakhstan.html
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 14:29:05 +0000
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