Scientists are shedding new light on the mysterious Nazca Lines etched in the desert of southern Peru, revealing what some of the drawings actually depict. A UNESCO World Heritage Site located about ...

A decade-long survey, drone mapping, and on-the-ground digs are reshaping what we think the Nazca Lines were for, not drawings for the sky, but sacred routes, stages, and offering sites tied to water ...

The ancient Nazca Lines, an archaeologically sensitive and sacred site in Peru, was damaged when a truck driver ignored the warning signs and plowed his cargo truck into it, officials said. The ...

A group of archaeologists from Japan’s Yamagata University, assisted by A.I. technology, have announced the uncovering of a new cache of giant, prehistoric Land Art made by the ancient Nazca people of ...

One of 143 new geoglyphs revealed by a new study One of 143 new geoglyphs revealed by a new study is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Scientists ...

The Nazca Lines, a group of hundreds of mysterious geoglyphs etched into the desert in Peru, have mystified scientists for nearly a century. People from ancient civilizations made the drawings over a ...

Massive drawings of birds etched by pre-Inca people on southern Peru’s Nazca desert plateau include several exotic surprises, Japanese researchers say. Three avian images depict species that live far ...

About 50 of the large-scale drawings are of human-like figures -- with one even resembling Homer Simpson. Yamagata University Scientists have discovered 168 new geoglyphs in the soil of Peru’s desert ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - A whale and a pair of hands drawings etched on soil, part of the geoglyphs known as the Nazca Lines, are visible in the ...

PALPA, Peru (Reuters) - Archaeologists using drones have discovered more than 25 geoglyphs etched into a swath of coastal desert in southern Peru near the Nazca Lines, a culture ministry official said ...