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Ancient Cat Geoglyph in Peru Found


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Interesting and fun story.

 

Archaeologists Discover Cat Geoglyph at Nazca Lines Site | Archaeology |  Sci-News.com

 

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The geoglyphs of Nazca are a series of drawings located in the desert plains of the Rio Grande de Nazca river basin about 400 km (250 miles) south of Lima, the capital and the largest city of Peru.

The monuments were created between 500 BCE and 500 CE by ancient people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving differently colored dirt exposed.

http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/cat-geoglyph-nazca-lines-08970.html

Cats have been a source of fascination of ancient cultures, including the Egyptians:

https://www.ancient.eu/article/466/cats-in-the-ancient-world/

 

Summary: Assuming this isn't a hoax played by a bunch of bored kids, this really is fascinating.

 

 

 

guy also known as gaius

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