Drone footage has revealed 'shocking' damage to ancient geoglyphs in Chile from off-road vehicles

Drone imagery has revealed “shocking” damage to the ancient Alto Barranco geoglyphs in the northern Tarapacá region of the Chilean Atacama Desert, likely done by off-road vehicles.

Images and footage from a photogrammetric survey conducted by the Atacama Desert Foundation document extensive off-road tire track marks cutting through massive figures, obscuring historical documentation contained in the carvings. “We have known about the damage to this site for several years. But what we didn’t have was the photogrammetry and drone footage,” archaeologist Gonzálo Pimentel, president of Atacama Desert Foundation, told Hyperallergic. “The images are eloquent on their own.”

Read more in Isa Farfan’s article on Hyperallergic through the link in bio.

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[Bleu-RosePack]

Shouldve shown a picture of it before. Thanks for the info tho.

[thelonewrangler]

If the wealthy people want to preserve them, then they need to create a different money generator for the locals. Its a simple solution that 0 people virtue signal about