Exploring the Blythe Intaglios in California, Ep 1

It was a crisp morning in 1931 when George Palmer, a local pilot flying over the arid expanse near Blythe, California, spotted something extraordinary. Below him, etched into the desert floor like scars left by time itself, were massive figures—humanoid shapes and animals sprawling across the land. These weren’t just random markings; they were deliberate designs carved into the earth, their sheer size defying comprehension. From the air, they appeared almost alien, as if meant to be seen not from the ground but from the heavens above. That moment marked the modern rediscovery of what would later become known as the Blythe Intaglios.

The question lingered heavily in the minds of those who first encountered them: How could ancient people create such colossal works without tools we take for granted today? And why go through such effort to craft something so large that its full form can only truly be appreciated from an aerial perspective?
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0:00 A Glimpse from Above
3:00 Ancient Hands, Modern Eyes
5:50 Voices of the Ancestors
7:49 Unanswered Questions
8:45 Guardians of the Past
9:27 Looking Ahead