Skip to contentThe Asahi Shimbun >National Report >articleBy TATSURO SAKATA/ Staff WriterDecember 19, 2022 at 07:10 JSTA group of geoglyphs that appear to be camels and a human (Provided by Yamagata University)YAMAGATA--Researchers here have discovered 168 more ancient geoglyphs, where lines drawn across stretches of earth form images that can be seen from overhead, in Nazca, Peru.After 41 designs were uncovered in the area in 2013 and 2014, a ruins park was established there in 2017 to preserve the geoglyphs.“We want to clean the park so that the 77 images can be seen in one glance, and build momentum among local people for preservation.”The geoglyphs were created by removing black stones covering the ground and exposing the white sand beneath.They fall into two types: those created by removing stones to form lines and others to make surfaces.Almost all of the newly discovered geoglyphs, or 163, had been created by removing stones to make surfaces."