This helped them identify 303 new Nazca geoglyphs, created between 100 B.C. and 50 A.D., in a single field season. The glyphs were 30 feet wide and depicted people or domesticated animals.

Scientists believe that the majority of lines were made by the Nasca people, who flourished from ... researchers arrived in Peru to study the glyphs. This new wave of research started to poke ...

Proponents of paranormal theories claim that the Nazca, the indigenous people credited with creating ... Xesspe was hiking up ...

The lack of rainfall and wind in the area has helped the glyphs maintain their shape over the years. The etchings are believed to have been created by the Nazca people who lived between 1 and 700 ...

Geoglyphs get their name from the words geo - meaning about the earth - and glyph - meaning a picture or symbol that represents a word. It's not known why the ancient Nazca people made the ...