#geoglyphs — Public Fediverse posts

Amazonian geoglyphs… orientation as a clue for interpretation [pdf 10pp] #geoglyphs #earthworks #ArchaeoAstronomy https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.14201

Amazonian geoglyphs… orientation as a clue for interpretation [pdf 10pp] #geoglyphs #earthworks #ArchaeoAstronomy https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.14201

#KnowledgeByte: #Geoglyphs are generally a type of land #Art, sometimes rock art or a hill figure created on a slope, so that it can be seen from a distance.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/What-are-Geoglyphs-5fccba7d68d9355ecc2d01ae

#KnowledgeByte: #Geoglyphs are generally a type of land #Art, sometimes rock art or a hill figure created on a slope, so that it can be seen from a distance.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/What-are-Geoglyphs-5fccba7d68d9355ecc2d01ae

Detached Heads in Rock Art [pdf 20pp] #RockArt #petroglyphs #geoglyphs https://www.academia.edu/145978214/Van_Hoek_M_2026_Detached_Heads_in_Rock_Art

Detached Heads in Rock Art [pdf 20pp] #RockArt #petroglyphs #geoglyphs https://www.academia.edu/145978214/Van_Hoek_M_2026_Detached_Heads_in_Rock_Art

Geoglyphs: A Phenomenological Approach [pdf 15pp] #RockArt #geoglyphs https://rockartresearch.com/index.php/rock/article/view/534

Geoglyphs: A Phenomenological Approach [pdf 15pp] #RockArt #geoglyphs https://rockartresearch.com/index.php/rock/article/view/534

Rock Varnish Dating, Surface Features and Archaeological Controversies in the North American Desert West [pdf 42pp] #RockVarnish #petroglyphs #geoglyphs #Yuman https://www.preprints.org/frontend/manuscript/fa290c6ad73e475e1cf010aeba89e675/download_pub

Rock Varnish Dating, Surface Features and Archaeological Controversies in the North American Desert West [pdf 42pp] #RockVarnish #petroglyphs #geoglyphs #Yuman https://www.preprints.org/frontend/manuscript/fa290c6ad73e475e1cf010aeba89e675/download_pub

Rock Varnish Dating, Surface Features and Archaeological Controversies in the North American Desert West [pdf 42pp] #RockVarnish #petroglyphs #geoglyphs #Yuman https://www.preprints.org/frontend/manuscript/fa290c6ad73e475e1cf010aeba89e675/download_pub

Rock Varnish Dating, Surface Features and Archaeological Controversies in the North American Desert West [pdf 42pp] #RockVarnish #petroglyphs #geoglyphs #Yuman https://www.preprints.org/frontend/manuscript/fa290c6ad73e475e1cf010aeba89e675/download_pub

Rock Varnish Dating, Surface Features and Archaeological Controversies in the North American Desert West [pdf 42pp] #RockVarnish #petroglyphs #geoglyphs #Yuman https://www.preprints.org/frontend/manuscript/fa290c6ad73e475e1cf010aeba89e675/download_pub

V2025.08.01 updates online, now 1,450 #geoglyphs and zanjas recorded. The 2024 and 2025 hi-res satellite imagery surveys were productive. Also revealed, plowed and damaged geoglyphs. Pace of destruction has increased.
The Uncertain Future of Ancient Geoglyphs - Watch - 10:04
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-09-25/the-uncertain-future-of-ancient-geoglyphs
#XLS #KML #Amazon #Archaeology

V2025.08.01 updates online, now 1,450 #geoglyphs and zanjas recorded. The 2024 and 2025 hi-res satellite imagery surveys were productive. Also revealed, plowed and damaged geoglyphs. Pace of destruction has increased.
The Uncertain Future of Ancient Geoglyphs - Watch - 10:04
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-09-25/the-uncertain-future-of-ancient-geoglyphs
#XLS #KML #Amazon #Archaeology

V2025.08.01 updates online, now 1,450 #geoglyphs and zanjas recorded. The 2024 and 2025 hi-res satellite imagery surveys were productive. Also revealed, plowed and damaged geoglyphs. Pace of destruction has increased.
The Uncertain Future of Ancient Geoglyphs - Watch - 10:04
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-09-25/the-uncertain-future-of-ancient-geoglyphs
#XLS #KML #Amazon #Archaeology

V2025.08.01 updates online, now 1,450 #geoglyphs and zanjas recorded. The 2024 and 2025 hi-res satellite imagery surveys were productive. Also revealed, plowed and damaged geoglyphs. Pace of destruction has increased.
The Uncertain Future of Ancient Geoglyphs - Watch - 10:04
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-09-25/the-uncertain-future-of-ancient-geoglyphs
#XLS #KML #Amazon #Archaeology

V2025.08.01 updates online, now 1,450 #geoglyphs and zanjas recorded. The 2024 and 2025 hi-res satellite imagery surveys were productive. Also revealed, plowed and damaged geoglyphs. Pace of destruction has increased.
The Uncertain Future of Ancient Geoglyphs - Watch - 10:04
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-09-25/the-uncertain-future-of-ancient-geoglyphs
#XLS #KML #Amazon #Archaeology

@TootTropiques
In 2024 I databased another 200 #geoglyphs visible in 2024 satellite imagery.
View thousands of #earthworks using my #GoogleEarth #KMLs. Downloads:
Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered in the Amazon
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
Aerial photos, videos, links, news.
#Amazon #Archaeology #Brazil #Amazonas #Acre

@TootTropiques
In 2024 I databased another 200 #geoglyphs visible in 2024 satellite imagery.
View thousands of #earthworks using my #GoogleEarth #KMLs. Downloads:
Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered in the Amazon
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
Aerial photos, videos, links, news.
#Amazon #Archaeology #Brazil #Amazonas #Acre

@fremandolasse
In 2024 I documented another 200 #geoglyphs with 2024 satellite imagery. View thousands of earthworks using my #GoogleEarth #KMLs. Downloads:
Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered in the Amazon
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
Aerial photos, videos, links, news.
#Amazon #Earthworks #Archaeology #Brazil #Amazonas #Acre

@fremandolasse
In 2024 I documented another 200 #geoglyphs with 2024 satellite imagery. View thousands of earthworks using my #GoogleEarth #KMLs. Downloads:
Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered in the Amazon
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
Aerial photos, videos, links, news.
#Amazon #Earthworks #Archaeology #Brazil #Amazonas #Acre

@glynmoody

I've documented the #Amazon earthworks, found another 200 #geoglyphs in 2024. View over 1,300 in my #GoogleEarth #KML:
Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered in the Amazon
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
Videos, aerial images, links, news.
#Amazon #Archaeology

@glynmoody

I've documented the #Amazon earthworks, found another 200 #geoglyphs in 2024. View over 1,300 in my #GoogleEarth #KML:
Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered in the Amazon
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
Videos, aerial images, links, news.
#Amazon #Archaeology

@UnconventionalEmma
Not evidence such a number exists, evidence some are hidden and just their estimate/inference. A lot of assumptions to arrive at that inference with a very flawed database (not one author noticed?).
I've documented the #Amazon earthworks, found another 200 #geoglyphs in 2024. View over 1,300 in my #GoogleEarth #KML:
Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered in the Amazon
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
Videos, aerial images, links, news.

@UnconventionalEmma
Not evidence such a number exists, evidence some are hidden and just their estimate/inference. A lot of assumptions to arrive at that inference with a very flawed database (not one author noticed?).
I've documented the #Amazon earthworks, found another 200 #geoglyphs in 2024. View over 1,300 in my #GoogleEarth #KML:
Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered in the Amazon
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
Videos, aerial images, links, news.

@sirenoftitan.bsky.social
No evidence that such a number exists, just evidence some are hidden and their estimate/inference. A lot of assumptions are part of arriving at that inference. The database is quite flawed, and not one author noticed?
I've documented the #Amazon earthworks, found another 200 #geoglyphs in 2024, view over 1,300 in a #GoogleEarth #KML file.
Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered in the Amazon
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
Videos, aerial images, links, news.

@sirenoftitan.bsky.social
No evidence that such a number exists, just evidence some are hidden and their estimate/inference. A lot of assumptions are part of arriving at that inference. The database is quite flawed, and not one author noticed?
I've documented the #Amazon earthworks, found another 200 #geoglyphs in 2024, view over 1,300 in a #GoogleEarth #KML file.
Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered in the Amazon
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
Videos, aerial images, links, news.

#KnowledgeByte: #Geoglyphs are generally a type of land #Art, sometimes rock art or a hill figure created on a slope, so that it can be seen from a distance.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/What-are-Geoglyphs-5fccba7d68d9355ecc2d01ae

#KnowledgeByte: #Geoglyphs are generally a type of land #Art, sometimes rock art or a hill figure created on a slope, so that it can be seen from a distance.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/What-are-Geoglyphs-5fccba7d68d9355ecc2d01ae

Hundreds More #NazcaLines Emerge in #Peru’s Desert
With drones and A.I., researchers managed to double the number of mysterious #geoglyphs in a matter of months.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/science/nazca-lines-peru-ai.html
https://archive.ph/CsDSj

Hundreds More #NazcaLines Emerge in #Peru’s Desert
With drones and A.I., researchers managed to double the number of mysterious #geoglyphs in a matter of months.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/science/nazca-lines-peru-ai.html
https://archive.ph/CsDSj

One of the driest places on Earth, #Chile's Atacama Desert, attracts hundreds of racers every year - but the #offroad fun is also threatening - and destroying - #Indigenous peoples' rich #CulturalHeritage, ancient monumental #geoglyphs:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/science/geoglyphs-atacama-desert-rallies.html via New York Times

One of the driest places on Earth, #Chile's Atacama Desert, attracts hundreds of racers every year - but the #offroad fun is also threatening - and destroying - #Indigenous peoples' rich #CulturalHeritage, ancient monumental #geoglyphs:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/science/geoglyphs-atacama-desert-rallies.html via New York Times

@fossilesque
Ten minute video report:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-09-25/the-uncertain-future-of-ancient-geoglyphs
Some of the new geoglyphs identified on recent satellite imagery were already plowed when discovered. View them in Google Earth, download the KML file here:
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
#Archaeology #Amazonia #Geoglyphs #KML

@fossilesque
Ten minute video report:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-09-25/the-uncertain-future-of-ancient-geoglyphs
Some of the new geoglyphs identified on recent satellite imagery were already plowed when discovered. View them in Google Earth, download the KML file here:
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
#Archaeology #Amazonia #Geoglyphs #KML

Researchers Use A.I. to Identify Hundreds of Mysterious Ancient Geoglyphs in Peru https://flip.it/PA2o9C #Nazca #Peru #Geoglyphs

Researchers Use A.I. to Identify Hundreds of Mysterious Ancient Geoglyphs in Peru https://flip.it/PA2o9C #Nazca #Peru #Geoglyphs

Next level photo-optics based #archaeology : Using #drones, #satellites & 3D-imagery archaeologists discovered a wealth of new old #geoglyphs in Peru, #nasca #nazcalines

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/new-nasca-nazca-lines-discovery-peru-archaeology

Next level photo-optics based #archaeology : Using #drones, #satellites & 3D-imagery archaeologists discovered a wealth of new old #geoglyphs in Peru, #nasca #nazcalines

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/new-nasca-nazca-lines-discovery-peru-archaeology

Next level photo-optics based #archaeology : Using #drones, #satellites & 3D-imagery archaeologists discovered a wealth of new old #geoglyphs in Peru, #nasca #nazcalines

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/new-nasca-nazca-lines-discovery-peru-archaeology

Next level photo-optics based #archaeology : Using #drones, #satellites & 3D-imagery archaeologists discovered a wealth of new old #geoglyphs in Peru, #nasca #nazcalines

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/new-nasca-nazca-lines-discovery-peru-archaeology

Next level photo-optics based #archaeology : Using #drones, #satellites & 3D-imagery archaeologists discovered a wealth of new old #geoglyphs in Peru, #nasca #nazcalines

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/new-nasca-nazca-lines-discovery-peru-archaeology

@allthebrazilianpolitics
Over 1,300 visible #geoglyphs placemarked in a #KML file, opens in #GoogleEarth, downloads:
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
#Archaeology #Brazil #Bolivia #Amazon

@allthebrazilianpolitics
Over 1,300 visible #geoglyphs placemarked in a #KML file, opens in #GoogleEarth, downloads:
https://jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geoglyph.html
#Archaeology #Brazil #Bolivia #Amazon

But the even more important take away in all of this is: The #Nasca are so much more than these #geoglyphs!

There's been a lot of research about this whole ritual landscape, settlements, burials, and more in the #Palpa region:

https://www-dainst-org.translate.goog/en/research/projects/noslug/5685?tx_wfdaiprojects_projects%5Bnav%5D=open&tx_wfdaiprojects_projects%5Bsection%5D=results&cHash=c5bacb961e0c52001e097819eb71e24a&_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp

But the even more important take away in all of this is: The #Nasca are so much more than these #geoglyphs!

There's been a lot of research about this whole ritual landscape, settlements, burials, and more in the #Palpa region:

https://www-dainst-org.translate.goog/en/research/projects/noslug/5685?tx_wfdaiprojects_projects%5Bnav%5D=open&tx_wfdaiprojects_projects%5Bsection%5D=results&cHash=c5bacb961e0c52001e097819eb71e24a&_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp

But the even more important take away in all of this is: The #Nasca are so much more than these #geoglyphs!

There's been a lot of research about this whole ritual landscape, settlements, burials, and more in the #Palpa region:

https://www-dainst-org.translate.goog/en/research/projects/noslug/5685?tx_wfdaiprojects_projects%5Bnav%5D=open&tx_wfdaiprojects_projects%5Bsection%5D=results&cHash=c5bacb961e0c52001e097819eb71e24a&_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp

But the even more important take away in all of this is: The #Nasca are so much more than these #geoglyphs!

There's been a lot of research about this whole ritual landscape, settlements, burials, and more in the #Palpa region:

https://www-dainst-org.translate.goog/en/research/projects/noslug/5685?tx_wfdaiprojects_projects%5Bnav%5D=open&tx_wfdaiprojects_projects%5Bsection%5D=results&cHash=c5bacb961e0c52001e097819eb71e24a&_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp

But the even more important take away in all of this is: The #Nasca are so much more than these #geoglyphs!

There's been a lot of research about this whole ritual landscape, settlements, burials, and more in the #Palpa region:

https://www-dainst-org.translate.goog/en/research/projects/noslug/5685?tx_wfdaiprojects_projects%5Bnav%5D=open&tx_wfdaiprojects_projects%5Bsection%5D=results&cHash=c5bacb961e0c52001e097819eb71e24a&_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp