https://www.cnn.com/style/article/na...cat/index.html
Sorry, I don't know how to make the image smaller. This is from Oct 2020
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The cat joins an array of other zoomorphic drawings found across the region's landscape over the last century, including depictions of a hummingbird, a monkey and a pelican. The discovery was made during maintenance work at a visitor vantage point in what is already a popular tourist destination
"The figure was barely visible and was about to disappear as a result of its location on a fairly steep slope and the effects of natural erosion," read a ministry press release.
After undertaking cleaning and conservation work, archaeologists uncovered a series of lines varying in width from 30 to 40 centimeters (12 to 16 inches). The style of the artwork suggests that it was created between 200 B.C. to 100 B.C., in the late Paracas period, the ministry said.
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