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Geoglyphs as ancient building plans

Written By Mister Gu on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 | 2:30 AM

ANCIENT GEOGLYPHS - Our attention has mostly been drawn to them because of the Nazca lines in Peru, but in fact they are everywhere. Geoglyphs. Geoglyps are ancient, large-scale drawings on the Earth that form a symbol or drawing  - often an animal - when seen from the air.

Geoglyphs in Peru

It remains a mystery why these huge drawings were made, when and by whom. It is generally assumed that ancient man created the geoglyphs for religious or cultural purposes, using primitive means. That the lines are still visible today is attributed to chance: the local soil conditions have allowed the drawings to be conserved.
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