Ancient geoglyphs appear to depict hermits, pelicans and a baby parrot, morphological study says.
Many of the birds represented in the Nazca Lines in southern Peru are exotic species, including hermits, pelicans and what appears to be a juvenile parrot, scientists have said. By studying the morphology of 16 of the geoglyphs, researchers say many of the birds depicted should be re-classified—and that having a better understanding of what the species are will provide a better understanding of the lines and what they were created for.
Their findings indicate the geoglyphs represent exotic species of birds found far from where the lines were created."We revealed several discrepancies between their geoglyphic characteristics and those of the taxonomic groups to which they were attributed by previous research," they wrote. And the team believes their exoticism is significant:"If exotic/non local birds were not significant for the Nasca people, there are no reason to draw their geoglyph, study author Masaki Eda told."So, their existence should be closely related to the purpose of etching geoglyphs. But the reason is difficult to answer."Although there are some animals and plants geoglyphs in the Nazca Pampa, birds are dominant in those geoglyphs. It suggests birds were important for Nasca people.
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