The Mysterious Palpa Geoglypglyphs
The valleys of Palpa and Nasca share a combined cultural history, with the Palpa area of the Nasca basin containing geoglyphs and linear features that are comparable in quality and complexity to the concentration of lines and geoglyphs on the Nasca desert plains (pampas).
To differentiate the two, the “Nasca geoglyphs” is used to denote all pre-Hispanic ground carvings in the Nasca drainage, whilst the “Palpa geoglyphs” refers to the subset of geoglyphs located in the area around the present-day town of Palpa.
It is speculated that the Palpa geoglyphs derive from the period of the Paracas culture (800 BC – 100 BC), the precursor to the evolution of the Nasca culture (100 BC – AD 800), that are both distinguished by their unique associated ceramics and textiles.
Whilst many of the Nasca geoglyphs embody living things, such as stylised hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, lizards, and plants etched into the flat desert floor, the Palpa Geoglyphs are more mysterious, depicting motifs, style, and topographic settings that resemble contemporary Paracas petroglyphs, or obscure human-like figures or warriors.
The early figures were made by removing dark stones from lighter sediments. But unlike later geoglyphs, the removed stones were not only used for marking the outline of the geoglyph, but were also piled up to form the mouth, eyes, or other anatomical features.
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https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/08/the-mysterious-palpa-geoglyphs/139923
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Massive new line drawings revealed in Peru
Using drone cameras, scientists have documented spectacular line drawings newly discovered in southern Peru. They are likely much older than the famous Nasca lines.
MYSTERIOUS GEOGLYPHS DISCOVERED IN PERU
Giant geoglyphs
To capture the so-called geoglyphs in all their glory, the archeologists used drones. They photographed about 50 geometric drawings depicting humans and animals. 25 of them had never been documented before.
The latest line drawings discovered by archeologists in Peru show geometric figures portraying humans, apes and a whale, according to a report published in National Geographic.
Twenty-five images of the previously undocumented line drawings — so-called geoglyphs, or "ground drawings" — in Palpa province in southern Peru were taken from drones, said Peruvian archeologist Johny Isla Cuadrado in the Peruvian daily, "El Comercio."
Scientists flew the drones over the region about 30 meters above the ground, and spotted 50 geoglyphs – 25 were unknown, while the local population was aware of the other 25 drawings.
Researchers hope that documenting the newly found line art will give them new insight into the area's ancient cultures.
Cuadrado said the massive drawings seem to point at "a tradition of over a thousand years that precedes the famous geoglyphs of the Nasca culture, and which opens the door to new hypotheses about its function and meaning."
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https://www.dw.com/en/massive-new-line-drawings-revealed-in-peru/a-43353790
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