- Nazca lines - Wikipedia
Most lines run straight across the landscape, but there are also figurative designs of animals and plants The combined length of all the lines is more than 1,300 km (800 mi), and the group covers an area of about 50 km 2 (19 sq mi) The lines are typically 10 to 15 cm (4–6 in) deep
- Nazca Lines | History, Location, Lima, Spider, Facts | Britannica
Nazca Lines, groups of geoglyphs, large line drawings that appear, from a distance, to be etched into Earth’s surface on the arid Pampa Colorada (“Coloured Plain” or “Red Plain”), northwest of the city of Nazca in southern Peru They extend over an area of nearly 190 square miles (500 square km)
- Nazca Lines - World History Encyclopedia
The Nazca people of southern Peru (200 BCE - 600 CE) made the Nazca lines which are large drawings on the ground representing stylized animals, plants and humans or simple lines
- Nazca Lines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nazca Lines are a series of geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert, a high arid plateau that stretches more than 80 km (50 miles) between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the Pampas de Jumana in Peru
- The Mysterious Nazca Lines: How Were They Made?
The Nazca Lines, a collection of enormous geoglyphs etched into the arid plains of southern Peru, remain one of the most fascinating and enigmatic archaeological discoveries in history
- Nazca lines - Wikiwand
The Nazca lines are a group of over 700 geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people m
- Nazca Lines - History and Facts | History Hit
Spread over 450 square kilometres of the Pampa Colorada region in between the towns of Nazca and Palpa, the origin of the Nazca Lines is a subject of much debate, but they are believed to have been created by the Nazca Civilisation between 500 BC and 500 AD
- The Nazca Lines - Emadion
Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994, the Nazca Lines continue to divide scholars, archaeologists, and mystery enthusiasts Some consider them a giant astronomical calendar, others a message to celestial deities, and some even hypothesize a link to extraterrestrial civilizations
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