Japan team finds 143 stunning new images in Nazca Lines of Peru
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 16, 2019 at 15:35 JST
A newly discovered geoglyph, left, in Peru's Nazca Lines has human form. The image, right, offers a clearer picture of what it depicts. The black rule at the bottom of the photo shows it is 4 meters wide. (Provided by Yamagata University)
Japanese researchers discovered 143 stunning geoglyphs of humans, birds, camels and other animals etched into the desert in southern Peru around the mysterious Nazca Lines. [Read More]
One image was found using AI technology, which was backed up by an on-site investigation.
Yamagata University studied the area between 2016 and 2018, and announced its findings on Nov. 15.
A research team headed by Masato Sakai, a professor specializing in anthropology, said the geoglyphs are concentrated on the west side of the plateau, stretching about 10 kilometers north to south.
In its entirety, the Nazca plateau stretches 20 kilometers east to west and 15 km north to south.
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