NEW Nazca Lines Hypothesis + 168 New Discoveries | Ancient Architects

The Nazca Lines are one of the world’s most famous ancient enigmas, a collection of giant geoglyphs and they’re located in the Peruvian coastal plain, around 250 miles south of Lima, Peru.
They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD and made by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving differently-coloured dirt exposed.
In November 2019, a research group at Yamagata University announced the discovery of 143 new geoglyphs and in December 2022, they announced 168 more, and this is all with the help of AI technology.
Some have said they were ceremonial walkways and that they had religious symbolism, others have said they’re an astronomical calendar, and yes some believe they are landing pads for UFOs.
This week, Masato Sakai, one of the Yamagata University researchers who has been working to find new geoglyphs, has had his say, offering a new interpretation. Watch this video to learn more and also to see a gallery of new geoglyph discoveries since 2019.
All images are taken from Google Images for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, please Like the video and please leave a comment below. Thank you.
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[@dreddykrugernew]

Has anyone explained the geoglyphs in India, they remind me of some of these a little.

[@EvanMantri]

The intersecting straight lines are far more mysterious than the glyphs. They are DEFINITELY NOT roadways or paths and they don't seem at all like water channels. Please explore the straight lines and geometric plateaus further Ancient Architects. You will be surprised.

[@johngibbs799]

Invest? That implies I will make a profit..🤔

[@robinsharkey6658]

Dude, Frylock?

[@Mikeey1]

Seems very viable that one culture could have put them there for a practical reason and a later culture came along and saw them there and in awe assumed they must be made by the gods and as a result made their own to communicate back with the gods. Very nice ideas all around!

[@colinfahidi9983]

Modern cultyre always seem to assumed they must be made for the gods

[@vanaals]

There are some cultures who launch hot air floats, into the sky, to honor community members who have passed on. Perhaps the local Nazca inhabitants did the same and created the ground images for their sky-bound ancestors to look at much in the way we’ve always put works of art on walls and floors.

[@kieran92ryan]

Love this train of thought. You should look up Julian Nott, a balloonists theory.

[@GetOuttaTheJohnBoy]

What about the ones that went to Hell? They weren't all saints, you know. And we put art on walls floors and ceilings for US. Not the dead. Further, the dead can't pay for great works of art.

[@vanaals]

@@GetOuttaTheJohnBoy I feel badly for you, that your education hasn’t progressed beyond Judeo-Christian constraints. And that your understanding of ancient peoples is viewed through a clouded lens of modern aesthetics.

[@123brizy]

​@@GetOuttaTheJohnBoythe modern idea of hell has only existed as a concept for 2000 years at the very most. It's most likely a lot younger as hell isn't exactly a fleshed out idea in the biblical texts.

[@michaelleblanc7283]

Sage Wall ? Tripped on to the 'Wandering Wolf' webpage yesterday. He believes he has discovered a 'new' megalithic site (Sage Wall at Sage Mountain Centre, Montana) complete with remnants of numerous walls etc. Quite spectacular. and well worth viewing. Don't know personally if they truly are what he claims or if they are simply very unusual rock formation. Has anyone else looked into the matter ? Would be well worth some coverage by 'Ancient Architects'.

[@spicehedge]

Pablo Amaringo (Shaman) once said the nazca lines are there as helpers to the shaman when they are out of body.

[@PatchouliPenny]

As good a theory as any I guess. Nobody can prove one way or another if astral travel is genuine or not as far as I know.

[@emk7132]

Would never have known of the newer finds if it weren’t for this channel, thanks!

[@lynnmitzy1643]

Squatterman makes an appearance. Sweet trail markers👍🏼 Thanx Matt ❤️🏞️❤️

[@barrywalser2384]

Fascinating. I like the hypothesis. Thanks Matt!

[@AncientArchitects]

Good Tok see you, Barry!

[@historybuff7491]

I'm not sure I agree, but they are interesting ideas. I would like to learn more as more information comes out. Thank you.

[@colinfahidi9983]

It makes a change from the usual and predictable mainstream archaeology's "to the Gods" stuff, and in view of that I wish were the case, but I don't buy it

[@brianmsahin]

Excellent video Matt.. I flew over the lines way back in 2003, it's fascinating that all these new finds have been discovered using new technology.

[@henrietteterpstra5213]

In the 60th I flew over the Nazca lines to take pictures in a piper aircraft. At that time Maria Reiche was living in the pampa on her own. Suddenly we had to make an emergency landing so the pilot found a good looking Nazca line and we landed and almost crashed. The surface was very bumpy and full of stones. We had to walk two hours to find a guardian who could bring us to Nazca in a 100 years old car. Next day we could fix the plane and had an even more dangerous take off. But he did it, the old Piper and we returned safe to Lima. I think we are the the only flying objects ever landed in Nazca. And that’s a miracle an sich

[@brianmsahin]

@@henrietteterpstra5213 What an amazing story Henriette! Yes, it looks a lot smoother from the air than it is in reality. Glad you didn't crash! Thanks for the comment. 🙂

[@henrietteterpstra5213]

@@brianmsahin Sorry I made a mistake, it was in the 70th and I was a student in archeology in Lima. There is much more to the story, it includes an American from Texas who paid for the operation, but it would make the story very long. One thing I will tell you, when we safely landed on one of the lines in the middle of the pampa, this American said “where can a make a phone call” Only people knowing the site can understand how funny stupid this was, I am 80 now but never forget this expedition. Still have the photos

[@brianmsahin]

@@henrietteterpstra5213 That is great. It's wonderful to have so many great memories to look back on.😊 I was lucky to be able to take 14 months away from home and backpacked all over South America and Asia. It changed my whole perspective on life forever and I came home as a fitter, less stressed and happier guy! Nice to hear some of your story!

[@henrietteterpstra5213]

@@brianmsahin great you did that, so many wonderful experiences. Nobody can ever take that away from you. As a child I wanted to be an archeologist but my parents told me that’s only for rich people because you never earn anything and that was it. I studied something else for years and later on got married. Fortunately my husband was send to Peru, a country I had no idea of but soon I found out about its history and decided to pick up my first love. So I started to study archeology at the university in Lima and fell in love with the beauty of pre Colombian history, the people and their culture, and of course the incredible countryside. When my husband was transferred to another country I stayed in Lima for 17 years!!!! So you can imagine I have seen a lot and met the most fantastic people. so many stories to tell but the most fantastic person I have met is Maria Reiche, called the witch of Nazca. If you want I tell you another time her story. By the way, I live in the Netherlands, cold and a lot of water, but also beautiful in her own way, greeting

[@oiaeyu]

5 year old: "i want to draw a big cat on the side walk" Ancient Aliens: "HE WORSHIPS ALIENS!" 👽

[@lancemorris9701]

This intro never gets old, freekin pure music🎶🎹,,, and p.s. Matt the vids are pretty good too😉

[@AncientArchitects]

Thanks. Music is Ross Bugden - he’s awesome

[@dougk5456]

Thinking about how much of these peoples time was devoted to survival makes me wonder how much time could they afford in making these. They had to spend a great deal of time based on the size. They had to be very important otherwise why make them. The wide straight lines that go through the designs look to be made by a later group of people and they either didn't see the designs or they didn't care if they were damaged.

[@Taz6688]

We know there were large numbers of people living there at various times, its possible they were just given a task to keep them busy, like with the army, cannot have people standing around getting into mischief, make them layout patterns and keep them busy.

[@conniebenny]

Fascinating stuff! Thanks for posting this.

[@MartinCHorowitz]

I am waiting for them to uncover the plaque, stating these glyphs are a perk at the Ancient Architects Nazca Time Travel tier membership level. Where we go back in time and render a glyph of your design. Please Also check out our Turkish Tepe and our one of a kind Egyptian Sphinx head levels....

[@AncientArchitects]

It’ll happen soon

[@ian_b]

Oh noes, you mean they're NFTs?

[@PatchouliPenny]

Well done Martin!

[@ElTioCaiman]

I have been saying for years on my different KZbin posts: Nazca lines were used as navigation marks just like the giant arrows USPS used to use for their pilots delivering air mail. If you flight in your vimana from the Hindus Valley to Titicaca Lake you need some detailed indications pointing where to go after you arrive to the coast of South America.

[@gsfdriller]

Half a million subscribers Mark. Very well done. There is none better at what you do. Thanks...

[@roberthatch6153]

Always such logical, succinct, and unbiased information. Thank you for the work.

[@GetOuttaTheJohnBoy]

Actually it defies logic, as the lines don't go to anywhere and point to nothing. The Japanese idiot who came up with this nonsense should have his degree revoked for 'fraud'.

[@user-fl2sp2wv2w]

Thank you ! Really ! For the simple comprehensive presentation of the most explanatory idea !

[@lostpony4885]

Awesome video, youve done it again!

[@marcoantoniovento6347]

A pleasure to watch - as always! Thanks

[@drone-flights]

Older Nazca generation talking to the younger Nazca generation: "You young kids have it easy, when we were your age, we also had to walk across the same continent to find food, trade and shelter for survival, but back in our day, we were expected to leave up to thirty miles of perfectly aligned trails or unique artistic designs that can only be seen from the tops of mountains or sky clouds, as well as surviving the same daily dangers and health issues from living in the wild."

[@Eyes_Open]

I would not be able to create such large scale design. I lose my sense of direction every time I blink.

[@PatchouliPenny]

Username checks out lol

[@Eyes_Open]

@@PatchouliPenny Nice!

[@billyboy17ify]

Emojis of the past 😂 So cool 👍✌️ ❤️🌍

[@AncientArchitects]

👍😃

[@SillyYou1]

Reminds me of being a kid when we would take a stick and draw in the dirt or sand...maybe it was simply giant kids doodling 🙂

[@AmySoyka]

3:15. I'd always been of the view that they were used by ancient humans in conjunction with Mirages... They're located in the perfect geographical terrain for it. As to whether there's more complex symbolism associated with them, it could be possible over time, if they were using them as markers of seasonal phenomenon/changes, that they could have tailored the symbols that appeared in the sky during the sky to match the seasonal phenomenon/patterns that occurred on the ground. E.g. The spider appearing as a mirage in the sky following atmospheric conditions that could result in perfect conditions for a boom in spider populations...etc...

[@JeffM---]

Great production, love the graphics!

[@ruthstory2277]

Great video Matt, thank you!

[@modulator7861]

This is really cool! I wonder what percentage of hillside geoglyphs (seemingly invisible at ground level) are actually visible from distant peaks or elevated areas. If thats the case, then these would basically serve as massive signboards to help guide travelers along their routes...

[@MrYerathrall]

Answer: a relatively small percentage. Which still begs the question, "how could they be made without seeing these designs from directly above?"

[@bobdemtrich5162]

@@MrYerathrallladder

[@MrYerathrall]

@@bobdemtrich5162 sorry, they're gonna haveta get higher than that. Besides, has there ever been any archaeological finds of ladder like constructions in the area??

[@bobdemtrich5162]

@@MrYerathrall Higher than what? Hear me out ok, ooga booga man takes big ass log and shoves in ground, climbs log and see what is needed. You can already see some from a hill or what not nearby, I think a log on a hill would do. Wood decays, it’s organic. Still more likely than aliens.

[@johndavis6119]

Best description of the lines I’ve heard and seen to date. Makes sense to me. The remarkable thing here is they had the knowledge and technology to make them, without little gray men helping.

[@AmaterasuSolar]

Interesting hypothesis. I do ponder the ones that can only be seen from the sky. What would their purpose be...?

[@sm0ki]

Communicating with the gods...

[@negi9040]

They could have been made by a culture proficient in astral projection.

[@AmaterasuSolar]

@@sm0ki | Why would They think the gods are up there...?

[@AmaterasuSolar]

@@negi9040 | Well, I have no data to suggest a.p. is a real thing, but I won't rule it out.

[@dougalexander7204]

They are fascinating. I wonder if there are other sites like this across the world.

[@americanwoman6246]

Yes.. well kind of ... There's some in the US in arizona

[@PunkSlap]

Cool! Hard to see the scale legends in black but very fascinating.

[@kmlammto]

A more recent show on USA tv showed the specifics about how the lines were used for navigation by showing the correlation between their location and what is found behind the hills on which the markings appear. Generally, they point to water or settlements with a few seeming to indicate areas for hunting (although that is not defensible due to a total lack of archeological evidence.

[@jjames05]

what is the date span of these lines over both cultures, and how did they survive wind erosion/covering over, knowing rainfall is nearly absent?

[@stevenkenney9473]

I always want to say out loud "Champagne wishes and Caviar Dreams!" whenever I watch a new video.

[@revolvermaster4939]

Your presentations are SUPERIOR!

[@dougg1075]

Mom always said “ you can never have too many Aztec lines” Love the channel :)

[@MartialArtUK]

" warning sign for aliens " dont park here giant snake will eat you and poop you " 🤣

[@danhnguyen-fn9eb]

Some of those newer Glyphs' look like they came from the same place as crop circles.

[@Timetravel1111]

0:56!!! Yippee 🙌🏼 exciting

[@AncientArchitects]

Enjoy!

[@Bad_Chad]

Thanks for doing what you do.

[@Paraclef]

Thank you very much for your work.

[@dmlevitt]

thanks for another fantastic post Matt. cheers. you hard work is truly appreciated.l

[@The_Real_Rambo]

@1:22 looks like a plasma single. A lot of people think it is a person because it is shaped like one (i.e. see squatting man that turned up on every continent besides Antarctica).

[@jdrysdale8285]

Hi Matt, what are your thoughts on the shaved/ flattened mountain top?

[@AncientArchitects]

I’ll have to have another look to be honest.

[@PatchouliPenny]

Yeah that one gets me! Also how dead straight the lines are. I don't believe in ancient aliens but also do not know how they achieved such precision.

[@colinfahidi9983]

@@PatchouliPenny Same with the megalithic structures around the world, including the pyramids of Giza. the precision is much greater than what was capable with copper chisels or diorite pounding blocks

[@j.christie2594]

@@PatchouliPenny I don't believe Creation Theory of bileBull, but I do believe in Logic, and Smarter Off world orignating Life that made religion to Exploit $hleeeple, into $hleep-Walker'$, thinking Earth is Flat, wander to far, fall off Edge. That's just obvious religion is Alien in Creation, silly shleep-walker...

[@skougi]

~6:41 reminds me of a carving I saw at the top of the outermost bit of king tut's burial shrine. it looks like a two headed "thing/snake/whatevs" with both of its mouths open. thanks for posting.

[@oscargranda5385]

Interpretativos!!!!well said

[@JamesFenczik]

I recommend everyone interested in this also look up the Sajama Lines in Bolivia. And the Nazca hot air balloon theories.

[@azoteapost8734]

I don’t think credible that the nazca lines were communication paths. It’s very difficult to see them on hill sides and on top of mountains. The porpoise it’s difficult to digest this way. Obviously I don’t think there were alien made. But we are only at the beginning to understand them well. Great video Matt. I see yours all the time !!

[@chelisue]

First explanation that makes any sense to me.

[@AmaratMamu]

Wonderful!

[@johnweaver4564]

Interesting hypothesis. I still find it hard to know how to date them to determine the age. Plus, to communicate with travelers seems unique. So, you would have to go out of your way to climb up a hill to understand and read the markings. The debate goes on.

[@JMM33RanMA]

This is a fascinating and much anticipated update of previous work. I would like to suggest that there are three Cthulhu-like pictographs that could, if read in sequence, read woman, pregnant woman and pregnant woman giving birth. One can be sure that the nonsensical idea of the infamous Error von Dummkopf, that lines radiating from a head means space helmet, is pure bunkum. The book of EvD mentioned was my first introduction to the Nazca lines in junior high school. The fact that our even earlier ancestors made cave paintings that seem to record important facts of early life suggests that these markings reasonable could carry meaning. A rational alterternative, or additional, theory for some of the lines, especially the straight or curved ones, is that they might be similar to some patterns found in Britain that are theorized to be processional markers. There are a number of areas where stones in piles, rows or simple constructions have ritual meaning. Some people leave or take something like a pebble or coin with different reasons even today. I saw a few small piles of stones on a modern highway, and then observed one being made by the driver of a stalled car. I carry a triangular warning ⚠✨reflector [1 ft-30 cm tall] in my car so that I don't have to use stones and it is far more visible. Simple cairns can obviously have different meanings but location and culture can suggest possibilities. Thanks again, Matt, for an information packed and thought-provoking video!

[@psychonaut5921]

Error von Dummkopf!! LOL!! Excelent!🤣

[@assistantto007]

Those images are very striking indeed.

[@take5th]

So many creative ways to communicate. Evidence of so many minds trapped in their time. So many coincidences. So much congruent leftovers; so many wonderful feats. If only the printing press was created 15,000 years ago.

[@HimWhatshisname]

Thanks 😊

[@BaronEmilioDeath]

Interesting and fascinating. Thanks.

[@UltrEgoVegeta]

Amazing loved the obvious cat on the hill

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

Thank you for the thoughtful, unassuming, yet insightful video ( as always.) I've really grown to enjoy your channel. Sadly, the Nazca lines are threatened by proposed lithium mining. We must all do our part to recycle batteries...and urge our governments to develop new battery techs - that do not pillage the environment.

[@pawelgaca5403]

I know that what I am to say brings very little to the serious discussion but I find some of the drawings hilariously cute. They remin me of the drawings my daughter used to produce on all available surfaces when she was 2-3 y.o. That aside, really good presentation Matt. It is always a pleasure to watch your productions and follow your arguments. All the best!

[@ultrafeel-tv]

I thought so too! Maybe teenagers or older children did some of them, just like graffiti!

[@sm0ki]

@@ultrafeel-tv To us, almost all of these drawings look like kindergarten pictures. I think it was just their culture/tradition to draw like that. Kinda like some drawings from the middle ages that look hilarious to us now. It's not that they didn't have the intellectual capacity to draw more detailed pictures. It was just the way things were done back then.

[@PatchouliPenny]

I think a lot of the smaller ones look like that, particularly these new smaller discoveries. However the massive ones like the "hummingbird" are far more stylised as if done by professional artists.

[@revolvermaster4939]

Makes total sense! Pilgrims need directions, advanced extraterrestrial travelers wouldn’t need landing strips/pads, directions or a map.

[@selfproclaimednobody4614]

Drinking that Ayahuasca tea made them busy busy busy!

[@TheJttv]

Artists: exists Archaeologists: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!

[@JonnoPlays]

2:35 😂 👌 💯

[@AncientArchitects]

👀

[@grantrogan]

I can't remember his name, an Australian I believe, who made a very good video about them being plans for the great pyramid. It was, dare I say, quite compelling. Very indepth and logical. A few flaws perhaps, but good enough to state a strong case

[@homersimpson6167]

Got a link mate im from Adelaide

[@realcooking1833]

I do wonder if they're saying hi to the heavens. I don't think they were terrestrial way finders. Possibly tribal markers to denote ownership

[@iForerunners]

Honestly I believe these could be attributed to and inspired by some sort of psychedelic. Whether it be mushrooms or Ayahuasca, at least the idea to create them in the very least.

[@TheAdeybob]

no trip lasts that long, man.

[@iForerunners]

@@TheAdeybob what the fuck are you talking about?

[@iForerunners]

@@TheAdeybob I didn't say they did it on mushrooms lol

[@TheAdeybob]

@@iForerunners lol 🙂

[@karltraunmuller7048]

That hypothesis does make a lot of sense.

[@mchaelallen]

Investigators usually fail to mention the similar carvings on the famous Ica Stones.

[@MrTelfs]

cool!

[@kevinmulcahy7991]

I enjoyed the musical accompaniment. Is it the same Composer as your Channel's theme?

[@davidallard1980]

Thanks for making this video. Do they have a map of where each of these glyphs are located, so that we can see the bigger picture? Also, if you give me your contact information, or the contact information for the researcher I'll be happy to share with you what these glyphs mean. I figured most of them out about three years ago, but then I heard that they had found more, so I was just waiting for the new location map for each glyph to come out, so that I could complete what I have been working on.

[@ddkapps]

Have you examined the Atacama geoglyphs as well? They are much more scattered (except in a couple locations where they are totally ubiquitous) and in my opinion just as interesting and far more numerous than what can be found at Nazca/Palpa. There are geoglyphs all over South America but the biggest concentration is in the Atacama. Many of the geoglyphs I have found there using Gooogle Earth I have never seen pictured anywhere on the internet (and I have looked repeatedly), some are truly quite spectacular. Worth a look if you're into finding and deciphering these ancient enigmas.

[@davidallard1980]

@@ddkapps I was working with the Nazca and Palpa lines, and I found that together they are a world map. The Glyph they call a flower is the red sea, the one that they call a shark is a lake in Greece, and if you zoom in next to the red sea on google earth you will find the spider where the spider should be. Some correspond to pacific islands and other places, but I cant map out the new ones without knowing their locations.

[@farenheit_ification]

Do you have a website where you post your findings?

[@vladimircharvat7331]

what a nonsence...

[@dougg1075]

If it ever comes up on a test , astronaut theorist always say “ yes”

[@nancyM1313]

Howdy do Matt▪ Tfsharing~

[@AncientArchitects]

Thanks for being here!

[@exoplanet11]

Good point that the purpose of the Nazca lines probably evolved...just as the purpose of ceremonial architecture in Egypt evolved with time.

[@Potatoman483]

So this is where the earthbound immortal monsters from yu gi oh 5ds took inspiration from

[@sutra1976]

Please comment about what can this location be? I see a weird structure with 3 dots on its top aligned like the orion's belt. 14°42'09"S 75°10'28"W

[@psychonaut5921]

There's one form of human flight that, I believe, should be taken into consideration when trying to understand the Nazca lines: OBE's(Out Of Body Experiences) This may sound preposterous, especially to those who have never had one, but OBE's are more frequent than one might suspect, especially in situations where altered states of consciousness are involved---states that were almost certainly sought after in ancient Peruvian spiritual lore. Add to that the fact that in nearby Paracas many objects and textiles were discovered depicting people flying; one such textile comes to mind, which shows dozens of individuals in ceremonial outfits who seem to be in flight, their faces smiling in ecstasy; the textile is titled "Shamans in Flight" Coincidence....? In one of his early books, Robert Monroe points out that, when in an OBE, one has a tendency to follow straight lines, rivers, wires, plumbing ducts or canals. In my own (single)OBE, I found myself 'flying' up the street where I lived, for no apparent reason. So, who knows, maybe the Nazca lines were built to guide shamans on their OBE's, to help them contact the 'spirit' they need for some cure, say, follow the hummingbird line to trace out that Spirit's energy, or to commune with the 'Hummingbird God'. Same goes for the other great figures, the Monkey, the Spider, etc. Each one of them must've had its own set of values for the Nazca people. It sure helps that these figures were mainly composed of a single, uninterrupted line. Anyway, to me this makes more sense than as "landing guides for UFOs"...

[@floydriebe4755]

well grounded hypotheses, no need for aliens😉 the ancients had so much more going for them than they're given credit for. thanks, Matt, for helping to keep it real!

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

One thought was a way to study the constellation's and there positions that change every so often.

[@HH-gv2jk]

نتمنى أن تقوم بعمل فيديو تجمع فيه جميع الرسومات ..... بما في ذلك تلك الرسومات التي في شمال شيلي ....... وكذلك بعض الأشكال التي تحت الارض في تلك المنطقه لتكون مرجعا للدارسين ..... وان تبقي الكاميرا متوقفه قليلا عند كل رسم أمنياتي السعيده لحضرتك

[@fehrbehr1]

hi - what is the music playing at the start of the video? Really like it!

[@dragonfox2.058]

I love the kitties!❤

[@nicoleorton5299]

Great video, thank you! I loved seeing the newly discovered glyphs!! I wonder who the artist was? Some look like a child drew (or a non-artist like myself!) yet include such intricate details. They are so delightful to see!

[@sm0ki]

Did you even watch the video?

[@MarcosOliveira-kq6it]

Thank you! I think this lines and pictures have nothing to do with anything that the modern man can imagine. One day all this will be understood and in that day many people will faint.

[@bobmcl2406]

2:50 Don't you hate it when the local council planners put a highway through your whale? 😁

[@bobmcl2406]

7:30 First draft of the "Ministry of Silly Walks" sketch by Monty Python? 😁

[@Chocoboranger]

Lots of them look like plasma discharges. The squatting man in particular was obvious.

[@akiko009]

It seems pretty obvious it's about communication and not much different from why some schools and colleges put "their" letter or symbol on a nearby hillside. I'd also go with the theory that some of their gods took the form of birds, and that the valley floor symbols were to communicate with those gods. Though I don't know how many birds visit that arid corner of the continent, which may undermine that theory entirely.

[@TonyTrupp]

It is very difficult to make out what the glyphs are from ground level though. Doesn’t seem like they’d be all that useful for navigation when it’s hard to tell what they are when standing there.

[@michaelsmyth5658]

You missed out the fact that the top of mountains have been wiped flat for some of theas lines .

[@BigSlim3600]

They stay like this in this form ? New ones are made ? I have so many other questions

[@rhettoracle9679]

Beware of falling rocks. Eat at Joes. Lodging ahead. Geoglyphs of the modern era, ie road signs. But the huge drawings that can only be seen from the sky are as difficult to create as they are to explain.

[@EvanMantri]

The intersecting straight lines are far more mysterious than than the glyphs. They are DEFINITELY NOT roadways or paths. Please explore the straight lines and geometric plateaus further Ancient Architects. You will be surprised.

[@michaelsmyth5658]

Explain how the top's of mountains have been flattened off and maybe on purpose for the lines . ?

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

Wasn't it said in the chariots of the gods that people made the lines as a signal to their gods in the heavens? Not made by ancient aliens.....

[@rahowherox1177]

It also says these (perceived to be) gods were aliens with UFOs - chariots

[@landspide]

The straight lines look like mathematical projections... When you do things on such a large scale you get accuracy....

[@BigSlim3600]

Or maybe it was a marker to show of the dangers in that certain area

[@tomallen8459]

How was dimensión mantained. Pretty smart group of people.