geoglyph

Examples of geoglyph in the following topics:

• The Nazca

  • The geoglyphs of Nazca or "Nazca Lines" are a series of geometric shapes, extended lines that run for miles, and large drawings of animal figures (some as large as a football field) constructed on the desert floor in the Nazca region.
  • Due to the simplistic construction of the geoglyphs, regular amounts of rainfall would have easily eroded the drawings but the dry desert environment has preserved the lines for hundreds of years.
  • Several theories have been posited as to why the Nazca Lines exist, but the true meaning of the geoglyphs remains a mystery.

• The Caral Civilization

  • A geoglyph was discovered in 2000 by Marco Machacuay and Rocio Aramburu just west of Caral.