Posted on 10/03/2007 2:50:55 PM PDT by Fred Nerks
Yup. I saw that...I think we had a posting on it.
The Atacama Geoglyphs are more numerous and widespread than their more famous counparts at Nazca. They are found in the Chilean Atacama desert in the nort east of the country. They can be found in an area of over 100 square miles . They depict many subjects, Llamas and similar animals e.g. vicunas. Lizards, fish, birds, crosses, humans, chessboards and other geometric designs. They can be found alone or in groups some as many as 65 geoglyphs. The smallest figure is about 1m tall and the largest the Atacama Giant 115m high. They are found near major trade routes in the area and like all geoglyphs can only be seen from the air. Dating these geoglyphs is very difficult as newer ones have been overlaid, there is some evidence that they may be 2500 years old.
Canaries have investigators - who knew ?
I did but I ain't singin'........
No, Fernando.......of "Fine (bogus) Corinthian Leather" fame......
http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=1292&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=-19.203842,-70.008482&z=18
what does it all mean...?
I demand reparations!
I don’t know, You’ve got me.
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Sufferin’ succotash.
Do you realize that the terraces picture you have posted looks (from the air) very much like a front end loader being driven by a recumbent alien?
Could this be a signal to Gods from Space that the incas broke or wore out the great machines left by alien visitors and need more of them?
Perhaps this is the reason the culture ultimately failed—the lack of machines necessary for moving huge stones and building terraces.
NEATO!
That's been known for decades.
Yes, the theory about the lack of machines has been around for a while, but you have discovered, albeit second-hand, a picture which proves that the ancient incas knew about front end loaders.
I suggest you send the pic to Erich Von Daeniken who could write a new book, “Front End Loaders of the Gods”
www.daniken.com
Our Irish driver pointed out a big clump of trees on a hill and explained it was an old stone fort from the Middle ages. I just rolled my eyes. It was obviously a Druid Sacred Grove. I'll bet if it was excavated, it has a well with a whole oak tree in it.
It sounds like an interesting field of study.
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