Lines to the Gods: Nazca Geoglyphs
Dr. Johny Augusto Isla Cuadrado, Director of the Nazca Lines Project, Ministry of Culture, Peru
Was it aliens?
Created by the ancient Nazca culture in South America, and depicting plants, animals, and geometric shapes, the 2,000-year-old Nazca Lines can only be fully appreciated when viewed from the air, given their massive size. Despite being studied for over 80 years, the geoglyphs - which were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 - are still a mystery to researchers. How could they have been built? Why were they built?
Now, new knowledge, obtained by the technology of LiDAR, is beginning to reveal the secrets of the Nazca. Learn the story of the fabled Nazca lines and the newest theories about the reason for their construction at a talk featuring Dr. Johny Isla, Director of the Nazca Lines Project with the Peruvian Ministry of Culture.
Was it aliens? No, just an incredibly sophisticated culture that produced amazing art that still creates a sense of wonder and awe today.
This event is presented by the Houston Museum of Natural Science and Archaeology Now and generously underwritten by the Peruvian Consulate in Houston. This is an online event that will be conducted through Zoom. After you purchase your ticket, you will be sent the Zoom link 24 hours before the start of the event.
About Dr. Johny Augusto Isla Cuadrado
Chief Archaeologist and Director of the Nazca Lines Project on behalf of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture, Dr. Isla worked with scientists at Japan’s Yamagata University and IBM to develop ways of handling large data sets that enable archaeologists to visualize faint geoglyphs that were previously undiscernible. Through the use of LiDAR and Artificial Intelligence, more than 450+ new geoglyphs were discovered. Its thought that many more glyphs remain to be discovered.
6:30 pm., Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Tickets $18 at https://store.hmns.org/Selection.aspx?item=5561
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