The Nazca Lines in Peru (500 BC - 500 AD)
The Nazca Lines are a group of giant geoglyphs (designs or motifs) that were created by making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor , removing pebbles and leaving differently colored dirt exposed.
More than a thousand lines featuring vast geometric patterns and zoomorphic figures cover a region of over 400 square kilometers of the Nazca Plateau in Southern Peru.Â
The most remarkable feature of the Nazca geoglyphs is that they are so large that many of them can only be appreciated from the air (although a few can be seen from surrounding mountain sides).
When you consider they were created between 500 BC and 500 AD (more than a millennium before our history books teach us flight was invented) the perplexing questions then become HOW and WHY were they created??
The Nazca Lines are a group of giant geoglyphs (designs or motifs) that were created by making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor , removing pebbles and leaving differently colored dirt exposed.
More than a thousand lines featuring vast geometric patterns and zoomorphic figures cover a region of over 400 square kilometers of the Nazca Plateau in Southern Peru.Â
The most remarkable feature of the Nazca geoglyphs is that they are so large that many of them can only be appreciated from the air (although a few can be seen from surrounding mountain sides).
When you consider they were created between 500 BC and 500 AD (more than a millennium before our history books teach us flight was invented) the perplexing questions then become HOW and WHY were they created??
The Nazca Lines are a group of giant geoglyphs (designs or motifs) that were created by making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor , removing pebbles and leaving differently colored dirt exposed.
More than a thousand lines featuring vast geometric patterns and zoomorphic figures cover a region of over 400 square kilometers of the Nazca Plateau in Southern Peru.Â
The most remarkable feature of the Nazca geoglyphs is that they are so large that many of them can only be appreciated from the air (although a few can be seen from surrounding mountain sides).
When you consider they were created between 500 BC and 500 AD (more than a millennium before our history books teach us flight was invented) the perplexing questions then become HOW and WHY were they created??
As this century progresses, there is a growing awareness that ancient cultures had a level of knowledge and awareness that we do not have NOR do we really understand.
For more information on these amazing geoglyphs checkout any of the following links:
Resources:
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/nazca-lines-peru-visit/index.htmlÂ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/may/24/nazca-lines-drones-new-discoveries-peru
https://www.history.com/topics/south-america/nazca-lines
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ai-helps-identify-1-143-new-nazca-lines-180973621/
