AI-assisted research nearly doubles the number of known Nazca geoglyphs, ancient symbols formed in the ground by moving stones or gravel that date back 2,000 years.

Thanks to a new A.I.-trained system, researchers have identified an additional 303 drawings in just six months.

The study shared in a journal on PNAS website showed AI assistance in discovering new geoglyphs in the Nazca desert. AI has helped archeologists discover 303

Japanese scientists have used artificial intelligence to uncover 303 new etchings in Peru's Nazca desert -- doubling the amount of known geoglyphs made some 2,000 years ago by a pre-Inca civilization.

The large number of new shapes, almost as many as those found during the entire last century, allows researchers to offer an explanation about their function

Archaeologists have used AI to discover hundreds of large-scale drawings depicting figures like llamas, decapitated human heads and killer whales armed with knives

The Nazca lines, massive etchings on the desert floor depicting animals, plants and imaginary beings, have fascinated scientists for decades.

A small team of archaeologists at Yamagata University, working with a colleague from Université Paris, and a pair of AI researchers from the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, used an AI model to find more geoglyphs on the floor of Peru's Nazca Desert.