Mysterious Nazca Line Geoglyphs Formed Ancient Pilgrimage Route

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May, 1, 2015.

Tia Ghose, of LiveScience, has written an exciting article about current research by Yamagata University which suggests the Nazca Lines, a series of amazing Peruvian geoglyphs, may have been made by at least two groups of people. The Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Pampas de Jumana
 are a UNESCO World Heritage site.

"In recent years, researchers at Yamagata University in Japan have uncovered 100 geoglpyhs, as well as shards of broken ceramics at the intersection points of some of the lines.

To understand exactly how all of these images fit together, Masato Sakai of Yamagata University and his colleagues analyzed the location, style and method of construction for some of these newfound geoglpyhs. Sakai found that about four different styles of geoglyphs tended to be clustered together along different routes leading to a vast pre-Incan temple complex in Peru known as Cahuachi."

-Tia Ghose, LiveScience.

To read the full article, click here.

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• Yamagata University Signed Agreement with the Peruvian Government to Protect the Nasca Geoglyphs
• Yamagata University, April 24, 2015.
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• May 5, 2015.
• Peru Plans to Charge Greenpeace Activists for Damage to Nazca Lines
• December 26, 2014.
• New Geoglyphs Found in Nazca Desert After Sandstorm
• September 3, 2014.
• Field Study Suggests Geoglyphs in Ancient Peru Were Made to Lead Travelers to Trade Fairs
• August 29, 2014.
• Ancient Desert Glyphs Pointed Way to Fairgrounds
• May 29, 2014.