Blythe Intaglios
Blythe Intaglios are large drawings etched into the ground near the Colorado River in California. They were made by Native American people a very long time ago. Imagine if you took a really big stick and drew a picture in the sand that was so big you could see it from way up high in the sky. That's kind of like what the Native Americans did with the Blythe Intaglios.
The pictures themselves are of animals and people, but they are so big that you can only really see what they are supposed to be if you look at them from the sky. They are usually made by digging a deep trench in the ground and then piling up the dirt on one side of the trench, creating a sort of raised picture that can be seen from far away.
For a long time, people didn't know these pictures existed because they can only really be seen from the sky. It wasn't until airplanes were invented that people discovered them. Nowadays, people take pictures of the Intaglios using drones so that they can see them up close.
The Native American people who made the Blythe Intaglios are very skilled artists, and their work has lasted for a very long time. They are still around today for people to see and appreciate, and they tell us a lot about the history and culture of the people who made them.
The pictures themselves are of animals and people, but they are so big that you can only really see what they are supposed to be if you look at them from the sky. They are usually made by digging a deep trench in the ground and then piling up the dirt on one side of the trench, creating a sort of raised picture that can be seen from far away.
For a long time, people didn't know these pictures existed because they can only really be seen from the sky. It wasn't until airplanes were invented that people discovered them. Nowadays, people take pictures of the Intaglios using drones so that they can see them up close.
The Native American people who made the Blythe Intaglios are very skilled artists, and their work has lasted for a very long time. They are still around today for people to see and appreciate, and they tell us a lot about the history and culture of the people who made them.