Northern Kazakhstan has been found in more than 50 mysterious land carvings, reminiscent of the Nazca lines in the valley (Peru). The question of how they got there, trying to answer, and Vilnius University researchers.
These consist mainly of broad structures pour mounds of earth. They helped found the Google Earth program, when randomly looking around the ground in Central Asia, was discovered in a regular geometric shapes: squares, rings, crosses and even a swastika. Forms ranging between 90-400 meters, and some of them are longer than modern aircraft carriers. According to the researchers, it is very difficult geoglif seen standing on the ground, but visible from the sky.
Over the past few years analyzing geoglifus archaeologists from Kazakhstan Kostanay University, with the assistance and invited specialists from Lithuania (Vilnius University). An international team, after archaeological excavations, ground radar surveys, aerial photography and the application of the method of dating, archaeologists recently, the association's annual meeting in Istanbul, presented the initial results obtained.
Many geoglif was formed from the earth mounds, but one of them - the swastika, was built using wood.
Archaeological excavations have revealed that the structures there were forges, which dictates that geoglifuose was a certain ritual ceremonies, "- says archaeologists Irina Shevnina and Andrew Logvin from Kostanay University.
Ancient tribes also could be used as a property right to land markers "- they add.
One thing is clear - this geoglif created by people who lived in ancient times, but their exact purpose remains a secret. Why Asians who created them using exactly the geometric forms also remains unclear. However, the swastika and crosses are well known in ancient symbols, found not only in Asia but also in Europe.
Although the Nazca Lines in the Peruvian desert, is the world's most famous geoglif archaeological research indicates that similar forms can be found in many parts of the world.
For example, the Middle East, scientists have discovered thousands of wheel-shaped structures that are visible with only the top. And Russia has recently been found in elk geoglif shape, which seems to be even older than the famous Nazca lines.
Ancient carvings have also been found in many other countries, including the United Kingdom, Brazil, the United States of America. The availability of high-resolution Google Earth imagery over the last decade has helped to identify and explore hundreds of mysterious structures and professional archaeologists and lovers.
