Geoglyphs in Atacama desert defiled

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/science/geoglyphs-atacama-desert-rallies.html

Words fail me...

[Jim Webster]

Beyond words 

[Nick Harbud]

You would have thought that there is enough desert available to conduct one's races elsewhere.

Of course, defilement of ancient works is by no means restricted to South America.  For example, many Nabatean monuments, not to mention the Buddhas of Bamiyan have been damaged or destroyed in the name of more recent religions.

 

[Imperial Dave]

Just begs the question...why?

[Ian61]

Just come from the article about the French knocking down their standing stones and find this distressing article. It's not as if ignorance is acceptable as an excuse, their value has been well known for many years, these people just don't care. Nick is of course only too right but I think this is even worse. When zealots show religious intolerance of other religions monuments at least there is some logic, however misguided, behind their actions.

[Imperial Dave]

I just don't get it...

[Nick Harbud]

It is certainly a step up from throwing soup over a Van Gogh...

[Imperial Dave]