Posted on 05/29/2018 3:56:50 AM PDT by BBell
PALPA, Peru, May 28 (Reuters) - Archaeologists using drones have discovered more than 25 geoglyphs etched into a swath of coastal desert in southern Peru near the Nazca Lines, a culture ministry official said Monday.
Most of the newly found geoglyphs, which include figures of a killer whale and a woman dancing, appear to have been made by the Paracas culture more than 2,000 years ago, hundreds of years before the Nazca people created similar giant drawings nearby, said Johny Isla, an archaeologist who heads the culture ministry's conservation efforts in the region.
An additional 25 geoglyphs that had previously been spotted by local residents have also been mapped with drones, Isla said.
Drones "have allowed us to broaden our documentation and discover new groups of figures," Isla said on a tour of the geoglyphs in the province of Palpa.
But unlike the Nazca lines, most of which can only be seen by flying above them, many of the so-called Palpa Lines were carved into hillsides and can be seen from below, Peru's culture ministry said in a statement.
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What? No conga lines?
My first thought.
Thanks a fool in paradise.
No surprise to me. I keep waiting for many more things to show up. They will. Eventually.
Thanks, SC! :o]
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Been afk for several months.
Is this real? Is the GGG back live on FP?!!?
Please add me to the list.
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