Nazca Lines of Kazakhstan: More Than 50 Geoglyphs Discovered

[Ichingcarpenter]

More than 50 geoglyphs with various shapes and sizes, including a massive swastika, have been discovered across northern Kazakhstan in Central Asia, say archaeologists.

These sprawling structures, mostly earthen mounds, create the type of landscape art most famously seen in the Nazca region of Peru.

Discovered using Google Earth, the geoglyphs are designed in a variety of geometric shapes, including squares, rings, crosses and swastikas (the swastika is a design that was used in ancient times). Ranging from 90 to 400 meters (295 to 1,312 feet) in diameter, some of them are longer than a modern-day aircraft carrier. Researchers say that the geoglyphs are difficult to see on the ground, but can easily be seen from the sky. [See Photos of the Amazing Geoglyphs in Kazakhstan]


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[littlemissmartypants]

1. What do you think? Swastika or triskelion?

Triskelions here:
http://galleryhip.com/celtic-triskelion.html

I am not really seeing either.

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I love the post.
Thank you.

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. Triskelions, but I think what is more interesting is the circle structures

This is a picture of the ones found
In Kazanistan at the first link

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But these are found in South Africa by the thousands.







Many more pictures found at this link...http://www.michaeltellinger.com/stone-circles.php

[littlemissmartypants]

3. Wow. Very cool. I just spent a little time looking at petroglyphs.

Really interesting.
Thanks.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. The geoglyphs in South Africa

Are claimed to be made for holding cattle by some archaeologists, though I find it hard to see that with no exits
or entry points .

The geoglyphs in Kazakhstan are very similar.

Both counties are in the top twenty gold producing nations and the geoglyphs are in gold producing regions. ''geoglyphs found all Across northern Kazakhstan''

Gold in Kazakhstan




South Africa largest gold locations



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witwatersrand_Basin

Location of stone geoglyphs in South Africa are all located within this area.

Petroglyphs are another matter vs geoglyphs

[Judi Lynn]

5. Wonderful new information for some of us. Amazing. What lies ahead to learn seems to be expanding

by leaps and bounds. So good to find out about this.

Thank you.