But they are long. Paul Williams/FlickrThe Condor, one of the 70 plant and animal geoglyphs that make up Peru’s Nazca Lines. Some of the Nazca Lines go on for as much as 30 miles, slicing great ...

The Nazca Lines are enormous geoglyphs located in the ... Along with carvings that depict animals, some of the drawings also depict humanoid and hybrid figures and potential scenes from everyday ...

The team from Yamagata University said the images of humans, camels, birds, killer whales, cats, snakes and other animals were likely ... its research on the Nazca Lines, one of the world ...

Paragliding offers a glimpse into the world's most ancient, pristine prehistoric landscapes. These areas, teeming with ...

The geoglyphs appear to represent humans and animals. They were created by removing ... of 358 geoglyphs since it began studying the Nazca lines in 2004.

In total, there are over 800 straight lines, 300 geometric figures and 70 animal and plant designs, also called biomorphs. Some of the straight lines run up to 30 miles, while the biomorphs range ...

24 that they have uncovered 303 new geoglyphs in the Nazca Lines, a World Heritage Site ... formerly served as ritual spaces in the shapes of animals. “At that time, there was no written ...

Archaeologists in Nazca, Peru blame the government for not ... A Greenpeace stunt in December damaged the lines. Photo: Associated Press ...