Enigmatic designs found in the Thar Desert of India
India has always been at
the center of civilisations, the oldest being the Indus Valley, however, a new
discovery is piquing the interest of archaeologists worldwide. The discovery of
a geoglyph, set of drawings, in the vast arid expanse of the Thar Desert has
garnered eyeballs from every corner as debate ranges that it may be the largest
drawing ever made.
The discovery published in Science Direct states
that the data collected in the field, together with images taken by a drone,
revealed the exceptional character of the graphic patterns near the Boha
village in Rajasthan. Led by the father-son duo of Carlo and Yohann Oetheimer,
the French researchers believe that these "lines may be at least 150 years
old and possibly linked to the Hindu memorial stones surrounding them."
The discovered motifs consist of two geometrical figures, a
giant spiral adjacent to an atypical serpent-shaped drawing, connected with a
cluster of lines. The drawing extends over 20.8 hectares and totals more than
half of the 48 km of lines observed. Meanwhile, three memorial stones are
positioned at key points. The researchers believe that planimetric knowledge
has been used to create this elaborate design. Planimetric elements in
geography are those which are independent of elevation, such as roads, building
footprints, rivers, and lakes.
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