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  1. @rogue_corq
    That's a false statement.
    The number is an estimate and should not be in the title.
    Nature should know better.
    Over 400 were found, itself a big deal.
    nature.com/articles/s41586-026
    #Archaeology #Amazon #Geoglyphs

  2. @claudiac
    Not 30,000 found. Hundreds found and the recent lidar survey was used to estimate the possible number of earthworks.
    The Pärssinen, M., Kalliola, R., Ranzi, A. et al. article in Nature:
    doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-108
    My webpage:
    Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered in the Amazon
    jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geogl
    #Archaeology #Amazonia #Earthworks #Geoglyphs

  3. #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.

    knowledgezone.co.in/posts/What

  4. 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
    bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024
    #XLS #KML #Amazon #Archaeology

  5. @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
    jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geogl
    Aerial photos, videos, links, news.
    #Amazon #Archaeology #Brazil #Amazonas #Acre

  6. @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
    jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geogl
    Aerial photos, videos, links, news.
    #Amazon #Earthworks #Archaeology #Brazil #Amazonas #Acre

  7. @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
    jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geogl
    Videos, aerial images, links, news.
    #Amazon #Archaeology

  8. @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
    jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geogl
    Videos, aerial images, links, news.

  9. @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
    jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geogl
    Videos, aerial images, links, news.

  10. #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.

    knowledgezone.co.in/posts/What

  11. 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:

    nytimes.com/2024/09/24/science via New York Times

  12. @fossilesque
    Ten minute video report:
    bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024
    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:
    jqjacobs.net/archaeology/geogl
    #Archaeology #Amazonia #Geoglyphs #KML

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

  14. We know about the "who" thanks to years of field research, excavations, and analysis - showing that the same designs used for these #geoglyphs are also appearing e.g. on #pottery vessels of the #Nasca:

    people.umass.edu/proulx/online