Huge 2024 discovery! Yamagata University + IBM used AI to find 303 previously unknown Nazca geoglyphs — including wild animals & severed head depictions. Nearly 100 years of study & still surprises! 🤖🏺
AI and IBM identify 303 previously unknown geoglyphs at Nazca in 2024
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- In 2024, Yamagata University team working with IBM used artificial intelligence to identify geoglyphs
- 303 previously unknown geoglyphs identified
- New figures include wild animals and depictions of severed heads
- Discovery made after nearly a century of study at the site
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AI-accelerated Nazca survey nearly doubles the number of known ...yamagata-u.ac.jp
We discovered and documented 303 new figurative geoglyphs in only six months. This represents a 16 fold increase in the rate of discovery by using IBM's AI.
AI helps uncover hundreds of unknown ancient symbols hidden in ...cnn.com
Archaeologists working in Peru, assisted by artificial intelligence, have discovered 303 previously unknown giant symbols carved in the Nazca Desert.
AI study finds 303 new Nazca Lines, doubling known figuresjpost.com
The discovery doubled the catalogue of Nazca Lines and was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, confirmed project ...
These Ancient Drawings Have Been a Mystery for Decades ...popularmechanics.com
A Japanese research team trained an artificial intelligence that helped locate 303 new geoglyphs in the mysterious Nazca Desert of Peru.
AI Unveils New Large-Scale Images in Peruvian Desert - NVIDIA Blogblogs.nvidia.com
Researchers at Yamagata University in Japan have harnessed AI to uncover four previously unseen geoglyphs — images on the ground, some as ...
AI-accelerated Nazca survey nearly doubles the number of ...pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
by M Sakai · 2024 · Cited by 33 — It took nearly a century to discover a total of 430 figurative Nazca geoglyphs, which offer significant insights into the ancient cultures ...
AI-accelerated Nazca survey nearly doubles the number of ...pnas.org
by M Sakai · 2024 · Cited by 34 — Here, we report the deployment of an AI system to the entire Nazca region, a UNESCO World Heritage site, leading to the discovery of 303 new ...
Institute of Nasca｜Yamagata University Faculty ...www-hs.yamagata-u.ac.jp
The Yamagata University Institute of Nasca continues to use their current research to analyze the discard patterns and stylistic variations of these artifacts ...
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