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How many geoglyphs are there, and will the catalogue be open?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·Part of What were the Nazca Lines for?·2 answers·0·0 following
Two answers, none aheadNone is ahead yet. See what would settle it.

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Two answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Two are still possible.

Why it matters

Every purpose reading depends on the completeness of the catalogue and on access to it; the AI surveys have more than doubled the figurative count since 2023⁠[1]⁠[2].

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None of these.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: none yet
Still possible
Evidence: 1 against
Disputed

History

  1. Sakai et al. puts forward: the figurative catalogue is now near complete for the pampa and the remaining finds will be few.
  2. Andina: 248 more were added in the 2023 and 2024 seasons after the 303 of the 2024 paper.Against: The figurative catalogue is now near complete for the pampa and the remaining finds will be few.
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