With the help of satellites, researchers have spotted a ton of new 'geoglyphs'.
geoglyphの意味や使い方 地上絵
glyph の定義
名詞 雕文
1
a hieroglyphic character or symbol; a pictograph.
Deciphering writing systems, whether the Etruscan alphabet or Zapotec glyphs , is comparable in complexity to cracking the genetic code.
2
an ornamental carved groove or channel, as on a Greek frieze.
According to glyphs carved on a stone altar, Yax K'uk Mo arrived at Copán on
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,[1] 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.
A variation of the geoglyph, in the form of three-dimensional positive geoglyph, formed by seeding vegetation in a predetermined shape that typically only becomes visible years after the initial planting or seeding, has been named an arborglyph.
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