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AI Survey Reveals Hundreds of 'Nazca Line' Geoglyphs (gizmodo.com)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

That's fantastic news, but one piece worth noting... The "Nazca Lines" is not a monolith. There are at least TWO known cultures who contributed to this World Heritage Site:

The Nazca (obviously), but also their ancestors, the Paracas. Possibly the Topará as well.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracas_Candelabra

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