Published 18:40 IST, November 23rd 2019
Japan researchers find 140 new geoglyphs in Peru
Researchers from Yamagata University in Japan discover 140 new Geoglyphs in Peru adding to the collection of the 30 already existing Nazca Lines in Chile
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Students from Yamagata University in Yamagata, Japan have discovered 140 previously undiscovered ancient geoglyphs carved into sands of Peru. se New geoglyphs join an existing collection of mystery drawings called Nazca Lines.
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Great Archeological Mystery
Nazca Lines that were declared a UNESCO World Herit Site in 1994 before time of new discovery comprised of 30 geoglyphs that were carved out of sand on a Peruvian coastal plain and are said to resemble living things and objects.
According to UNESCO, se lines were me on ground between 500 B.C. and A.D. 500. y are among archaeology's greatest unsolved mysteries because of ir size, nature, quantity, size and continuity.
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geoglyphs are divided into two s: A and B. y are classified based on how y were most likely produced. larger -A geoglyphs were created by removing stones to form lines in sand. B, which are smaller ones were created by removing stones to make solid-coloured surfaces.
Professor Masato Sakai's team used fieldwork and vanced high-resolution data to find new geoglyphs that are said to date back at least 100 B.C. to A.D. 300.
Nazca people lived in Peru's sourn coast over 2,000 years ago. While Nazca people in modern times are mostly kwn for geoglyphs kwn as Nazca lines, y were also well kwn for pottery and textiles.
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Preserving Nazca Lines
team from Yamagata University have also worked with IBM Japan to find first geoglyph through artificial intelligence. According to Sakai, it is much easier and much more time-efficient to older methods or looking through ariel photos manually.
Sakai and his team from University who have been researching lines since 2004 wish to bring greater awareness about Nazca lines and help preserve m for future generations.
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17:26 IST, November 23rd 2019