Atacama Giant
Geoglyph and EarthworkDescription
Atacama Giant is a geoglyph and earthwork in Chile, South America. Chilean National Monuments Council dates it to c. 1000-1400 CE. Its listed material is Earth and stone. Chilean National Monuments Council also records: “Thought to help track the moon for the agricultural calendar.”
The largest prehistoric human-figure geoglyph, about 119 m long.
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| Date | 1000 CE - 1400 CE c. 1000-1400 CE Chilean National Monuments Council | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Geoglyph Chilean National Monuments Council | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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Thought to help track the moon for the agricultural calendar
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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,200 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 1,000 CE - 1,400 CE; the underlying date is uncertain.
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