The Nazca Lines are a group of geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert created between 500 BCE and 500 CE. Hundreds of these mysterious carvings have been discovered over the past century.

In collaboration with IBM, researchers from Japan’s Yamagata University are using A.I. to find 2,000-year-old Nazca geoglyphs in Peru.

With the help of the AI, that could take only 78 hours. Much like other culturally or ecologically important sites, the Nazca lines face threats from climate change, human activity, and more.

Jorge Olano, head archaeologist for the Nazca Lines research program, said the new figures averaged between two and six meters (6.56 to 19.7 feet) in length. The purpose of the Nazca lines, which ...

A rare 1,600-year-old Nazca penguin vessel uncovers an ancient civilization's unexpected connection to the wildlife of Peru's coastal waters.