Over 300 New ‘Nazca Lines’ Geoglyphs Have Been Revealed

Advanced artificial intelligence (AI) has helped identify over 300 previously unknown ‘Nazca Lines’ geoglyphs, according to newly published findings. Discovered over a six-month period, the total number of images located using the new process nearly matches the 430 previously known Nazca Lines geoglyphs found more than 80 years ago.

The discoveries, reported by a research team led by Masato Sakai from Yamagata University in Japan, are helping unravel the possible meaning of these ancient artworks, some of which are 2,000 years old, and point to the likely existence of more Nazca Lines geoglyphs awaiting discovery.

The Mysterious History of the Nazca Lines

“In the Nasca Pampa, there are many other geoglyphs that have not yet been investigated,” Mr. Sakai explained in an email to The Debrief. According to Sakai and his team, the Nazca Lines are located 50 kilometers inland from the south coast of Peru, on a desert tableland about 500 meters above sea level.