Peru Drawings Cat
The geoglyph of the cat measures 121 feet.
Peru drawings cat. Archeologists have found a 2000 year old feline figure carved into a hillside in southern peru the countrys ministry of culture announced last week. October 20 2020 143pm. A drawing of a cat figure was discovered in the nazca desert in peru.
Perus ministry of culture shared some purrfect news recently. Throughout human history there has always been an interest in cats. A photo released by.
Of all the animals that appear in ancient peruvian art the feline is the most pervasive all cultures revered some type of cat. Aside from machu picchu the site of the ancient nazca lines is perus largest tourist attraction. The figure with a lying cat is 37 meters.
The 2000 year old drawing of a cat in the nazca desert of peru. The site is near other nazca lines but was faded by time which made it hard to spot. The jaguar panthera onca the largest south american cat was commonly depicted and is identifiable by its spots.
Perus ministry of culture nasca palpa ap an oversized cat drawing has been discovered on a hill at the famous nazca lines. Jhony islasap a 2000 year old giant etching in the shape of a cat was found at the famous nazca lines site in peru. Johny islasperus ministry of culture nasca palpa.
The nazca lines are a collection of huge lines and drawings made in the nazca desert in peru over 2000 years ago. An enormous drawing of a cat etched into the side of a hill thousands of years ago has been uncovered in peru adding another image to the countrys catalogue of mystifying geoglyphs. We spotted the news at gizmodo.
Perus ministry of culture says archeologists have recently discovered a massive cat drawn into a hillside over 2000 years ago. The nazca lines a collection of larger than life geoglyphs that were etched into the ground by indigenous people thousands of years ago just gained a new attraction. 2000 year old cat etching found at nazca lines site in peru archaeologists came across the faded feline outline while conducting maintenance work at the unesco heritage site.
2000 year old cat drawing was discovered in perus nazca lines. Although this interest is sometimes good and sometimes bad these cute friends have always managed to be included in our history in some way.