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Crop Circles
Geoglyph
I find these two forms of artistry rather intriguing.
Many believe crop circles to be nothing more than a trendy hoax, while others pitch different ideas (such as possible alien visitation). Whatever the case may be, many of them are rather complex and visually impressive.
Geoglyphs are a different story, the most famous being the Nazca Lines in Peru. A popular theory as for why such things were created by ancient peoples, was for tribute or to show reverence to their Gods. Ancient Alien theorists often attempt to use these artworks as evidence to support their claims of ancient flying machines.
Anyway, I thought both are interesting subjects and am curious to see what heads think about each.
A crop circle or crop formation is a pattern created by flattening a crop, usually a cereal. The term was first coined in the early 1980s by Colin Andrews. Crop circles have been described as all falling "within the range of the sort of thing done in hoaxes" by Taner Edis, professor of physics at Truman State University. Although obscure natural causes or alien origins of crop circles are suggested by fringe theorists, there is no scientific evidence for such explanations, and all crop circles are consistent with human causation.
Geoglyph
A geoglyph is a large design or motif (generally longer than 4 metres) produced on the ground and typically formed by clastic rocks or similarly durable elements of the landscape, such as stones, stone fragments, live trees, gravel, or earth. A positive geoglyph is formed by the arrangement and alignment of materials on the ground in a manner akin to petroforms, while a negative geoglyph is formed by removing patinated clasts to expose unpatinated ground in a manner akin to petroglyphs.
I find these two forms of artistry rather intriguing.
Many believe crop circles to be nothing more than a trendy hoax, while others pitch different ideas (such as possible alien visitation). Whatever the case may be, many of them are rather complex and visually impressive.
Geoglyphs are a different story, the most famous being the Nazca Lines in Peru. A popular theory as for why such things were created by ancient peoples, was for tribute or to show reverence to their Gods. Ancient Alien theorists often attempt to use these artworks as evidence to support their claims of ancient flying machines.
Anyway, I thought both are interesting subjects and am curious to see what heads think about each.