Using low-altitude drone photography and AI shape-recognition, researchers have identified 50 previously unknown geoglyphs on the hillsides surrounding the Nazca plateau in Peru. These new figures are smaller and more varied in style than the famous desert floor lines.
The geoglyphs depict humans, birds, and felines, and are believed to belong to the Paracas culture, predating the classic Nazca lines by several centuries. This discovery suggests that the tradition of creating massive landscape art was far older and more widespread than previously thought.