SIGH: Truck Driver ruins some of the Nazca Lines :(

in archeology •  7 years ago  (edited)

It's just amazing how much damage a single or small group of people can do. 2000 year old artifacts of wonder destroyed in minutes. Surprising anything from then survives the modern age unless totally protect.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/south-america/peru/nasca-lines-unesco-world-heritage-site/

PHOTOGRAPH (from article above) BY MARTIN BERNETTI, AFP/GETTY

On the flip side, we're lucky to live in a time where so much is preserved digitally (I know not same thing) and allows anyone to explore. Few years back I got obsessed on these lines and the area. Just went over to google earth and got lost "flying" around. Give it a try with this link. You'll get lost for days!

https://earth.app.goo.gl/ofg3u

There's so much great stuff there. The popular animal images are easy to find:

But if you follow other lines you'll find tons of different shapes that I personally find way more intruiging.

If any other "Nazca Geeks" in steemit land weigh in!

Bye!

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