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CategoriesGeoglyphs
Lines, figures and shapes drawn into the land at a scale meant for the sky.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Geoglyph
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Plain Geoglyph in Souss-Massa, Morocco is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) geoglyph attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Geoglyph
Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) · Yayoi
Church Geoglyph in Quang Nam, Vietnam is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) geoglyph attributed to Yayoi culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Geoglyph
Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) · Late Bronze Age
Kurgan Church Geoglyph in Negev, Israel is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Late Bronze Age culture.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Geoglyph
Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) · Middle Bronze Age
Geoglyphs of Sanctuary-Oued in Northern Tigray, Ethiopia is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Geoglyph
PPNB (7300–6500 BCE) · PPNB
Western escarpment of Wadi al-Qattafi headwaters (695 m) where wadi initiates in southcentral basalt fields (Toms 2021).
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Late Archaic–Formative (900 BCE–600 CE) · Alto Ramírez
Broad pampa (980 m) at Azapa head, Algodonal plain toward the Lluta divide. Eleven figures: 40-m great lizard, 20-m camelid caravan, and 45-m inverted triangle with internal dots (altiplano style).
🇪🇬 Egypt · Geoglyph
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Geoglyphs of Bala in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) geoglyph attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Geoglyph
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Geoglyphs of Palace Jabal in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) geoglyph attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Middle Formative (400 BCE–400 CE) · Formative Atacama
Northeast loma terrace (2,320 m) 6 km NE of salar, with 180° view of central playa isle geoglyphs. Figures: 28-m stepped pyramid, 35-m ‘comb’ and 14-m camelid.
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Formative (500 BCE–800 CE) · Alto Ramírez–Cabuza
North-facing 15° hillside of Cerro Belén at km 18, 120 m above valley floor, with 10 figures: 18-m double-headed camelid, 26-m fret, and 35-m avenue with central cairn line.
🇮🇳 India · Geoglyph
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Geoglyphs of Kesh in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Harappan culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Geoglyph
Early Modern likely 16th–17th c.; Bronze Age claim unproven · Early Modern British; alternate prehistoric hypothesized
69-m hill figure with staffs on South Downs, enigmatic later date.
🇵🇪 Peru · Geoglyph
Early Intermediate–Middle Horizon transition (500–750 CE) · Huarpa–Wari
Northwest lobe of Pampa Colorada (3,300 m) extending toward Cora Cora trail. Fourteen figures: 30-m ‘scepter’ (shaft + disc), 16-m condor silhouette, and 80-m bifurcating avenue.
🇵🇪 Peru · Geoglyph
Early Horizon, Paracas culture 200 BCE–100 BCE · Paracas culture, precursor to Nazca
181-m trident/cactus cut into coastal hill facing Pacific as sailors beacon.
🇨🇦 Canada · Geoglyph
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Maranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West in British Columbia, Canada is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) geoglyph attributed to Medieval culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Late Intermediate 900–1450 CE · Atacameño / Pica-Tarapacá culture influenced by Tiwanaku
World's largest anthropomorphic geoglyph: 119-m hill figure marking caravan trails.
🇺🇸 United States · Geoglyph
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Kwakiutl Cold Wooden Post North in Great Plains, United States is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Geoglyph
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Scythian Animal Style Kurgan North in Pilbara, Australia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age
Warri Head Hydraulic Earthwork South in Atacama, Chile is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Geoglyph
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Siberian Ice House Post North in Najd, Saudi Arabia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Geoglyph
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Beothuk Wigwam Post North in Steppe, Kazakhstan is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) geoglyph attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
Ollantaytambo Quarry Extension in Atacama, Chile is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Medieval culture.
🇷🇺 Russia · Geoglyph
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Steppe Kite Desert Gate East in South Siberia, Russia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) geoglyph attributed to Classical culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Geoglyph
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Nazca Trapezoid Extension East in Pilbara, Australia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) geoglyph attributed to Classical culture.
