Scratching the surface: drones cast new light on mystery of Nazca Lines
by Dan Collyns in Palpa from Science | The Guardian on (#53VPF)
An aerial search in the Peruvian desert has revealed intriguing figures of humans and animals that predate the nearby Unesco world heritage site
A faded decades-old black-and-white photograph was the only lead Johny Isla had when he set out on the trail of a sea monster.
The Peruvian archaeologist spotted the image at a 2014 exhibition in Germany about the Nazca Lines, the vast and intricate desert images which attract tens of thousands of tourists every year.
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