Researchers have used AI to locate and identify 142 new geoglyphs in Nazca, Peru.
Researchers have split the geoglyphs into two categories, based on size, age and design. The first group are line drawings and tend to be bigger, measuring 50 meters or more. The second group consists of solid-colored surfaces that are 50 meters and smaller.
The two categories could also be distinguished from one another by age. Type Bs were older and are thought to have been constructed between 100 BCE and 100 CE in the Initial Nazca Period, or earlier. On the other hand, it is likely type As were built between 100 and 300 CE. The team hypothesizes these two types served different purposes, the larger type As for rituals involving pottery and type B for decoration. The latter were found near paths or on slopes, suggesting they may have been wayposts to assist travelers.
Theories as to their purpose range from being a big astronomical calendar to being a place to perform rituals for water and farming success. One of the more out there arguments claims the lines could be
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