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Bookmark or Share- Nazca lines - WikipediaThe Nazca lines (/ ˈ n ɑː z k ə /, /-k ɑː /) are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed. [3]
- Nazca Lines - World History EncyclopediaThe Nazca lines, drawn across deserts and hills, were made over many centuries and although their exact purpose is disputed, the most widely held theory is that they were designed to be walked along as part of religious rites and processions. The Nazca lines are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
- Nazca - WikipediaNazca (/ ˈ n ɑː s k ɑː,-k ə /; sometimes spelled Nasca; Quechua: Naska) is a city and system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru. The city of Nazca is the largest in the Nazca Province . The name is derived from the Nazca culture , which flourished in the area between 100 BC and AD 800.
- Scientists Discover 168 Mysterious Nazca Geoglyphs in The Desert Sands ...A bird geoglyph in Peru's Nazca desert. (Yamagata University) In 1994, when a part of the Nazca desert was designated a World Heritage Site, only about 30 'geoglyphs' had been found, and they were mostly of plants and animals. As it turns out, that was just the tip of the iceberg.
- Nazca Lines - HISTORYThe Nazca Lines are located in the desert plains of the Rio Grande de Nasca river basin, an archaeological site that spans more than 75,000 hectares and is one of the driest places on Earth....
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