🇵🇪 Peru · Geoglyph
Paracas Candelabra
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.
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197 places carry this tag, across every kind and continent it appears in.
🇯🇴 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.
🇵🇪 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.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Geoglyph
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age
Steppe Kite Desert Gate East in Gobi, Mongolia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇫🇷 France · Geoglyph
Neolithic · Neolithic
Neolithic geoglyph at Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Geoglyph
Neolithic · Neolithic
Neolithic geoglyph at Central Anatolia.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Geoglyph
Jomon · Jomon
Jomon geoglyph at Central Anatolia.
🇮🇳 India · Geoglyph
Classical · Classical
Classical geoglyph at Haryana.
