Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered new Nazca Lines, adding to the mystery of these ancient geoglyphs. These fresh discoveries may reveal new insights about the culture that created them.

The Nazca people of Peru — famous for their huge line drawings on an arid plateau that are fully visible only from the air — set the stage for their demise by deforesting the plain, allowing a ...

Nazca chief archaeologist Johny Isla told the Efe news agency that the cat predates the Nazca culture, which created most of the figures from 200 to 700 AD.

Through the magic of artificial intelligence, Yamagata University announced the discovery of an additional 248 ancient ...

The culture ministry’s Alva said squatters are the biggest threat to Peru’s more than 13,000 archeological and heritage sites, a rich trove of information for scholars around the world.

Sakai believes the Nazca continued to make the lines after 450 AD. “Even after the collapse of the Cahuachi temple, trapezoids and straight lines continued to be made and used,” Sakai said.

Japanese archaeologists have discovered 24 new geoglyphs on the Nazca Plateau in Peru that they say are similar to the animal shapes for which the region is famous – but were created two ...

The Nazca culture, which flourished around 100BC to 800AD, were the same people who created the vast geoglyphs on the featureless landscape, also known as the Nazca lines.

By Lizzie Buchen The mysterious Peruvian culture that preceded the Incas had a significant hand in its own catastrophic collapse, new research suggests. The Nazca people are thought to be ...

They are likely much older than the famous Nazca lines. The latest line drawings show geometric figures portraying humans, apes and a whale, according to a report published in National Geographic.

There was no cemetery there, and there are no lines from Nazca culture either.” Arias said the squatters are the grown children of people from the nearby town of San Pablo who want their own homes.