This painted penguin pot is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was made about 1,600 years ago and was collected in Peru in the late 19th century. The multicolored ceramic vessel is ...

In a land where rain rarely falls and the desert stretches to the sea, a penguin once waddled into the imagination of an ...

There has been a great deal of debate in scientific circles over the reason why and when the Nazca lines were created. In some circles, it is believed the.

"Nazca pottery gives us very interesting information about the role of trophy heads, both in the hands of warriors and also in ritual activities, such as burials and ritual caches.

Over 100 new geoglyphs depicting fish, snakes and humanoids, among other things, have been identified near Nazca, Peru—thanks, at least in part, to artificial intelligence. Researchers at ...

More than a hundred new designs discovered in and around Peru's ancient Nazca plain and surrounding areas could bring new information to light about the mysterious pre-Columbian artworks that have ...

Scientists say this Nazca drawing previously identified as a hummingbird is a hermit. Masaki Eda "Although there are some animals and plants geoglyphs in the Nazca Pampa, birds are dominant in ...

One of the world’s greatest ancient enigmas, the Nazca lines are a dense network of criss-crossing lines, geometric shapes, and animal figures etched across 200 square miles of Peruvian desert.

The Nazca Lines in Peru are intriguing. Here’s how to visit these these mysterious geoglyphs in the sand in a specialized experience without spending a lot of money.