Case file · Sacred site
Atacama Giant, Cerro Unitas
The Atacama Giant is a 119-metre human figure laid out on the slope of Cerro Unitas, the largest prehistoric anthropomorphic geoglyph in the world, made roughly 1000–1400 CE.
1000 CE · -19.95, -69.63 · status: account
The account
Archaeologists think its rays and head lines may have served as an astronomical calendar for the moon's position, helping caravans and farmers time their seasons. Ancient-astronaut writers have presented it as a picture of an alien.
The sceptical view
Its age and style match the many geoglyphs of the Tarapacá region made by local peoples; nothing about it requires outside help.