geoglyph

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈd͡ʒiːə(ʊ)ɡlɪf/

名詞

(chiefly archaeology) A large-scale drawing or image made on the ground by arranging lines of stones, scratching the earth, etc., and often only fully visible from a distance or the air.

日本語の意味

（考古学）地面に石や土などを配して描かれた大規模な絵や図像。全体像は遠くや航空からでなければ捉えにくいもの。

英語の意味

(chiefly archaeology) A large-scale drawing or image made on the ground by arranging lines of stones, scratching the earth, etc., and often only fully visible from a distance or the air.

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Archaeologists debated whether the mysterious geoglyph at the desert edge was ritual art or a territorial marker.

考古学者たちは、砂漠の縁にあるその謎めいた地上絵が儀式的な芸術なのか領土を示す目印なのかを議論した。

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意味（1）

(chiefly archaeology) A large-scale drawing or image made on the ground by arranging lines of stones, scratching the earth, etc., and often only fully visible from a distance or the air.

These, and almost 100 others stretched along the Colorado River in the California and Arizona deserts, are called geoglyphs or earth carvings by scientists. … Although their exact purpose and meaning are still a mystery, we do know these large and delicate geoglyphs are easily damaged by vehicles breaking through the desert surface and obliterating the figures.

詳細

geoglyphs （ plural ）