# Many, many more "Nazca" line Figures Found! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 21, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-many-more-nazca-line-figures-found/843789 "2019-11-21T18:23:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-many-more-nazca-line-figures-found/843789/1 "2019-11-21T18:23:33Z")
Japanese researchers found 143 more “Nazca”-like “geoglyphs”. Only about 30 had been recognized until now at Nazca [https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/20/world/geoglyphs-discovery-peru-scn-trnd/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/20/world/geoglyphs-discovery-peru-scn-trnd/index.html) > [@](#): > > Scientists discovered more than 140 designs that were carved in the earth by an ancient people, and they’re hoping they might hold clues to the ways they lived, thousands of years in the past. > > Researchers from Yamagata University in Yamagata, Japan, discovered the ancient pictures, which are known as geoglyphs. They were carved out of the sand on a Peruvian coastal plain and resemble living things and other objects. > The new geoglyphs join an existing collection of mysterious drawings in Peru known as the Nazca Lines. > The area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. At the time, just 30 geoglyphs had been identified. > “These lines, which were scratched on the surface of the ground between 500 B.C. and A.D. 500, are among archaeology’s greatest enigmas because of their quantity, nature, size and continuity,” according to UNESCO’s listing. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-many-more-nazca-line-figures-found/843789/2 "2019-11-21T18:53:02Z")
Interesting story. I remember flying in Arequipa from the southeast, and the airline went waaay out over the ocean and then swung back to the east to head back inland. I thought, “What the hell was that about? Seems kinda round-a-bout.” Then, when we landed, I figured it out quick. The locals make a good living charging people to fly over and see the Nazca lines. They don’t want nobody seeing them for free! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-many-more-nazca-line-figures-found/843789/3 "2019-11-21T21:07:31Z")
Did [the idiot trucker](https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/01/americas/nazca-lines-peru-truck-driver/index.html) hit 'em? ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-many-more-nazca-line-figures-found/843789/4 "2019-11-22T16:43:23Z")
A lot of Peruvians going to Arequipa are local, would love to see the Nazca lines, and could not possibly afford a private flight. Seems pretty petty to bypass them, if they did. But how far out of your way would you have to go? Anyway, the discovery is pretty exciting. Some of the glyphs are cool. There would be money to be made by putting the best ones on caps and t-shirts, since this is the best way to show appreciation for ancient art and spirituality.