New Nazca Geoglyphs in Peru Could Be Older Than Famous UNESCO Site

Some of the geoglyphs are thought to depict llamas.
Image Courtesy of Yamagata University and The Telegraph.

July, 8, 2015.

Julian Ryall, of The Telegraph, has written an exciting article about 24 newly discovered geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca Plateau which are thought to have been created between 400 B.C. to 200 B.C.,
 much older than the famous glyphs protected by UNESCO World Heritage status
(400 A.D. to 650 A.D.).

"Yamagata University first started to study the Nazca Lines in 2004 and set up a full-scale research centre in Peru in 2012. To date, its researchers have located approximately 400 ancient, man-made lines and about 50 geoglyphs that are recognizable as being of animals."

-Julian Ryall, The Telegraph.

To read the full article, click here.

For more information,

Visit:

• Yamagata University Team Discovers 24 Ancient Geoglyphs in Peru
• Nobuyoshi Yonezawa, The Asahi Shimbun, July 8, 2015.
• Yamagata University Institute of Nasca (in Japanese)
• Blog
• Nazca Lines and Geoglyphs
• NascaPeru.com
• UNESCO World Heritage
• About
• Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Pampas de Jumana
• Rituals of the Nazca Lines
• Andrew Curry, Archaeology Magazine, 2009.
• Llama (Lama glama)
• National Geographic.
• Mysterious Nazca Line Geoglyphs Formed Ancient Pilgrimage Route
• May 8, 2015.
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Criteria and Site State of Preservation
• 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.