Mystery of the Nazca Lines deepens: Gales and sandstorms reveal geoglyphs of a 'snake and llama' ...

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 19:51 EST, 4 August 2014 | Victoria Woollaston

[BenLurkin]

The mysteries of the Nazca Lines carved into the Peruvian desert have intensified after gales and sandstorms revealed previously unseen ancient designs.

A pilot discovered a geoglyph of what appears to be a 196ft-long (60 metre) snake, as well as a type of camelid - such as a llama - above an unidentified bird.

These new lines join existing geoglyphs of a dog, hummingbird, condor and a monkey, thought to have been drawn by the ancient Nazca people between the first and sixth centuries The discovery was made by pilot Eduardo Herrán Gómez de la Torre as he flew over the hills of El Ingenio Valley and Pampas de Jumana, as reported by El Comercio.

Archaeologists are now working to confirm the authenticity of the lines.

The geoglyphs, more commonly known as the Nazca Lines, were first spotted

[BenLurkin]

The new lines were revealed following gales and sandstorms in the region and researchers believe this geoglyph shows a camelid (outlined left) above an unidentified bird (outlined right). Some 700 geoglyphs are thought to have been drawn by the ancient Nazca people between the first and sixth centuries

[Ciexyz]

Wow, just beautiful.

[Army Air Corps]

Snake and Llamas, but no Moose and Squirrel.

[Enterprise]

Is no good without Moose and Squirrel.

[smokingfrog]

Amazing!

[logitech]

Ancient advertisement for cigarettes and vodka

[shibumi]

[shibumi]

[Vendome]

They should fire hose the whole area and see what happens

How kewel...

[martin_fierro]

[GeronL]

That picture is apparently from 1960

was the Llama a Photoshop job?

[Larry Lucido]

Probably a dolly llama.

[shibumi]

No idea.

I just ripped it off.

[MtnClimber]

Are you sure that is not a dead chupacabra and a dead buzzard run over by the cartel vehicles?

[GeronL]

I was the wrong maybe, the stage version of “The Bells Are Ringing with Judy Holliday”, advertised in the background, was 1956 while the film was 1960, which she also starred.

[blueplum]

the camel drawing is really interesting because the Bactrain camel’s range “is restricted to remote regions of the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts of Mongolia and China, migrating from the desert to rivers in Siberia during winter.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bactrian_camel

So how did a Bactrain camel get to Peru or within the knowledge base of those in Peru?

[GeronL]

The stage version of that show in the background was 1956, film in 1960... so who knows.

[shibumi]

Or!

It could be the ("Hello?!?") Salvador Dali Llama -

[Beowulf9]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYpwEYFRrEQ

[GeronL]

Was it a Holly Dolly Christmas?