The cat joins an array of other zoomorphic drawings found in the region’s landscape over the past century, including paintings of hummingbirds, monkeys and pelicans. The discovery was already a popular tourist spot during the maintenance work on the site of the visitor’s place.
The cat figure was found on a hill in the Pampas de Juma region of Peru. Deposit: Dhoni Islas / AP
“The figure was barely visible and was about to disappear as a result of its location and the effects of natural erosion on the land,” the ministry said in a press release. ”
After carrying out the clean-up and conservation work, archaeologists discovered a range of lines from 30 to 40 centimeters (12 to 16 inches) wide. The style of the artwork suggests that it dates back to 200 AD. 100 BC The end of the BC, the end of the Parakas period was created.
“Representation of this type of cat is often seen in the iconography of ceramics and textiles in the Parakas society.”
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The Nazca Lines were built by people from the pre-Hispanic society who removed the top layer of rock and gravel to carve out a light-colored bedrock below. Although very few human-like figures have been found in the region, archaeologists have found large-scale depictions of animals, birds, plants and everyday objects.
Many mysterious geometric shapes and patterns, including spirals and triangles, were also carved into the desert landscape.
Lines and geography covering an area of ES5050 square kilometers (144 square miles) were created between BC00 BC and BC00 AD, according to UNESCO, which added the site to its World Heritage List in 1994, describing it as an archeological site. Great secrets. “
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The list on UNESCO’s website states that “they are the most exquisite group of geographical area anywhere in the world and do not match the ancient tradition with its extent, dimension, quantity, size, diversity and any similar function in the world.” “The concentration and duration of the lines, as well as their cultural continuity, show that this was an important and long-lasting activity, lasting nearly a thousand years.”
In 2019, researchers in the field had previously discovered more than 140 unknown geographies.
The area has been in the interest of historians since the 1920s, when Peruvian archaeologist Toribio Mejia Zespe first discovered mysterious lines carved into the landscape. With the rise of air travel in the 1930s, more artworks were discovered from above, and researchers continued to open up more lines and develop theories about how and why they were created.
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