Posted on 05/26/2021 9:07:56 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
These newly discovered designs are of such immense scale, they were likely never able to be glimpsed in their entirety by those who made them, researchers say.
The huge motifs are examples of geoglyphs – giant hand-made depictions and patterns built upon or carved into the land, often occupying such scope that the true appearance of their forms can only be appreciated from far above.
Amongst all known geoglyphs of historical relevance – including the famous Nazca Lines of Peru – the Thar Desert formations appear to stand alone, however, representing what may actually be the largest-ever graphical depictions designed by humans...
Discovered by a pair of independent researchers from France – Carlo and Yohann Oetheimer – the new geoglyphs were spotted using Google Earth, during a virtual survey of the Thar Desert region (also known as the Great Indian Desert); this region encompasses some 200,000 square kilometers (roughly 77,000 square miles) of territory overlapping India and Pakistan.
Amidst this huge, dry landscape, the Oetheimers identified several sites located around the 'Golden City' of Jaisalmer, marked by geometrical lines resembling geoglyphs.
Closer inspection during a field study in 2016 using an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) revealed some of the identified sites were furrows dug for tree plantations, but also helped reveal a cluster of enigmatic line formations seemingly absent of trees.
In particular, two "remarkable geometrical figures" of exceptional character close to the village of Boha stood out: a giant spiral and a serpent-shaped drawing, each connected by a cluster of sinuous lines.
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They might be really old. The Sahara was way more green 5000 years ago.
Silbury Hill?
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/silbury-hill
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1798602/posts
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1832542/posts
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1920515/posts
Longleat Hedge Maze
Wiltshire, England
https://assets.atlasobscura.com/media/W1siZiIsInVwbG9hZHMvcGxhY2VfaW1hZ2VzLzgwMHB4LUxvbmdsZWF0LW1hemUuanBnIl0sWyJwIiwidGh1bWIiLCIxMjAweD4iXSxbInAiLCJjb252ZXJ0IiwiLXF1YWxpdHkgODEgLWF1dG8tb3JpZW50Il1d/800px-Longleat-maze.jpg
I see bikini tops, or, a celebration of the feminine form...
Am I the only one?
(This happens to me sometimes on the APOD thread.)
That looks like something to do with agriculture, especially the one on the top right, terracing.
Look at the scale........................
Looking at that is like trying to pick out a good landing spot when your engine quits at 8000 feet.
I think they are saying the ancient lines that look like irrigation ditches are really just modern irrigation ditches. But the squiggly ditch next to them really is ancient art and not where the modern tractor driver was goofing around.
Look at some examples of large terraced agriculture; https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=large+terraced+agriculture
YOU KIDS GO OUTSIDE THIS MINUTE AND FIND SOMETHING TO DO!!! Or I'll GIVE you something to do!
That’s reading a lot into these lines. Nazca Lines they ain’t. The serpent-like figure is connected to the main assortment on the left, so it might not have even intended to be its own thing. The figures they describe as giant and small spirals aren’t very good spiral shapes. I can think of possibilities besides religious or artistic.
// ...random squiggly line... //
RSL for short ... I like it!
Your home page is wonderful, always.
Those appear to be tracks left by off-road vehicles before they were banned in the 4th century B.C.
*hits hand on forehead*
Why of course! Global warming and capitalism!
Probably white supremacy and privilege as well!
Those ancient folks were pretty advanced!
// Mom, we’re bored.
YOU KIDS GO OUTSIDE THIS MINUTE AND FIND SOMETHING TO DO!!! Or I’ll GIVE you something to do! //
ROFL! Says every mother ever alive, and as plausible as anything else.
Like way back when the dead sea was only sick.......
That’s what I thought. They mention that some of the lines had trees growing in them and others did not. So maybe they all had trees in the past.
I am seeing several bikini tops. Seems to be an early Bronze Age Coppertone ad.
Me too. See post #39.
And I posted that before I saw your post.
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