What are some of the most significant archaeological discoveries made in the Atacama?

Nov 14, 2024 ... The Atacama Desert, which runs along the Pacific Coast in Chile, is the driest place on the planet and, largely because of that aridity, hostile to most living ... Nov 4, 2022 ... The answer to all of these questions is ocean currents. Warm water ocean currents create more humidity which results in wetter climates. Aug 28, 2024 ... ... driest desert on Earth. NGS analyses also unveiled a number of the OTUs clearly belonging to marine species, such as mollusks (Mytilisepta) ... Apr 20, 2017 ... Few places are as hostile to life as Chile's Atacama Desert. It's the driest place on Earth, and only the hardiest microbes survive there. Dec 19, 2023 ... The Atacama region is so dry due to a coincidence of geographical features. The Humboldt current, running North along Latin America's West coast ... Oct 12, 2014 ... The Atacama desert is the driest place on earth. Scientists from NASA studied it before the US led Mars mission as the climate is supposed to be quite similar ... Apr 17, 2025 ... I traveled 4500 miles to Atacama, Chile to put the 24-hour moisture claims to the test. Apr 11, 2025 ... ... driest place on earth Notable for their complete lack of snow and other precipitation, the McMurdo Dry valleys are a complete one-off ... Nov 16, 2023 ... UW doctoral student Tamara Aránguiz-Rago collects rock samples on the hills next to a fault in Chile's Atacama Desert for a pilot study in September 2022. Jul 21, 2024 ... Atacama desert is mostly known as one of the dried places on Earth, and it experiences a “flowering desert” a rare and spectacular event. This ...