Guest Celt Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Mysterious Elk-Shaped Structure Discovered in Russia A huge geoglyph in the shape of an elk or deer discovered in Russia may predate Peru's famous Nazca Lines by thousands of years. The animal-shaped stone structure, located near Lake Zjuratkul in the Ural Mountains, north of Kazakhstan, has an elongated muzzle, four legs and two antlers. A historical Google Earth satellite image from 2007 shows what may be a tail, but this is less clear in more recent imagery. Excluding the possible tail, the animal stretches for about 900 feet (275 meters) at its farthest points (northwest to southeast), the researchers estimate, equivalent to two American football fields. The figure faces north and would have been visible from a nearby ridge. It looks more like a hill figure like can be seen in England, but I suppose Nazca has a catchier feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Re: Russian Nazca-like Space Elk discovered Personally, I think calling that thing "elk like" is really stretching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Re: Russian Nazca-like Space Elk discovered Ya, that's why I went with 'Space Elk'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Re: Russian Nazca-like Space Elk discovered I can see the elk there -- allowing for the fact that the primitive creators couldn't exactly see what they were doing. Four legs, a snout, some "horns." Close enough for gub'mint work. Thanx for posting! I hadn't heard about this. Definitely some adventure fodder here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Re: Russian Nazca-like Space Elk discovered If it is a "stone structure" rather than a carving I don't see any real similarity to the Nazca Lines at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDancer Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Re: Russian Nazca-like Space Elk discovered Do you think it looks like an ant eater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Re: Russian Nazca-like Space Elk discovered It's so indistinct, I'd say it's a series of corrals for keeping animals in, to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Re: Russian Nazca-like Space Elk discovered Now I feel the desire to write up a Space Elk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Re: Russian Nazca-like Space Elk discovered Now I feel the desire to write up a Space Elk. "Cosmic? or...Radioactive?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolon Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Re: Russian Nazca-like Space Elk discovered I really have my doubts about anything new like this being discovered in Russia after the Cold War. There must have been thousands of satellites combing the Russian landscape and it is only discovered now. Makes me wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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