The Nazca Lines, a group of hundreds of mysterious geoglyphs etched into the desert in Peru, have mystified scientists for nearly a century. People from ancient civilizations made the drawings over a ...

A decade-long survey, drone mapping, and on-the-ground digs are reshaping what we think the Nazca Lines were for, not drawings for the sky, but sacred routes, stages, and offering sites tied to water ...

Archaeology may be focused on illuminating the past, but it has long deployed cutting-edge technologies in its pursuits. Recent years have seen archaeologists use robots, LiDAR, drones, and now ...

A stunning revelation from Peru: hundreds of previously unknown Nazca Lines have been discovered, revealing intricate geoglyphs that have remained hidden for centuries. These ancient designs, ...

Most people visit Peru for Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca citadel nestled between the mountaintops around Cusco. But the country has much more to offer than its most popular tourist destination. At ...

Archaeologists working in Peru, assisted by artificial intelligence, have discovered 303 previously unknown giant symbols carved in the Nazca Desert. The carvings include birds, plants, spiders, ...

Artificial intelligence has catapulted the world into the future with platforms that can simulate how humans talk and even process information — but the tech can also help solve history’s great ...

Along Peru’s southern coast, where wind-sculpted desert meets the Pacific Ocean, lies one of the country’s most iconic ...

Artificial intelligence has helped researchers to uncover hundreds of ancient land artworks in Peru. The mysterious pre-Hispanic figures, known as geoglyphs, are motifs etched into the ground via the ...

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NAZCA, Peru — High priests at an ancient religious compound in southern Peru may have designed the mysterious Nazca lines, a set of huge geometric patterns, animal figures and long lines etched in the ...