Geoglyphs are still one of the main mysteries for historians. These are huge figures on the surface of the earth that can only be seen from a great height.
Scientists cannot yet explain how such figures could be created. Indeed, in order to draw them, one had to climb to a great height. And from a bird's eye view, lead the creative process.
Andean candelabrum (Paracas Candelabrum).
Some of the mysterious figures are several hundred meters long. Moreover, on the ground, they are practically invisible. And they cannot have any practical value for a traveler traveling on foot or on horseback.
Nazca Lines.
But as soon as a person rises into the air, the figures immediately acquire a completely different meaning. They turn into images of birds or animals. Some of the geoglyphs look like pointers - if we were flying on an airplane and they were pointing the course to some unknown objects now.
Stylized chalk figure of the Uffington white horse.
Who and why created these huge figures is now anyone's guess. What do you think, what significance did these structures have for our ancestors?
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A large figure of the Atacama Desert - Tarapaca.
See for yourself. This is how geoglyphs found in Saudi Arabia look like from a great height. Archaeological research proves that these objects may belong to the Neolithic era. At the same time, a huge variety of them are scattered across the desert and their size is simply amazing!
And this is how they look on the ground! Disorderly concentration of lines and circles. Which at first can be mistaken for the ruins of some ancient buildings. But from the air, they turn into clear geometric shapes of unknown purpose.