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The Nazca lines (/ ˈ n ɑː z k ə /, /-k ɑː / [1]) are a group of over 700 geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. [2] [3] 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. [4]
Articles relating to the Nazca Lines, their history, and their depictions.They are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru.They were created between 500 BCE and 500 CE by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed.
The cultural significance of these geoglyphs for their creators remains unclear, despite many hypotheses. [1] The Nazca Lines in Peru. This photograph shows a depiction of a hummingbird. Since the 1970s, numerous geoglyphs have been discovered on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, leading to claims about Pre-Columbian civilizations.
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Pampas de Jumana: Ica: 1994 700; i, iii, iv (cultural) The large designs in the Nazca Desert are believed to have been created by the Nazca culture between 400 and 650 AD. They were created by scratching lines into the ground surface.
Located in the Jumana Pampas, Nazca Desert in Ica. The Nazca Lines (Líneas de Nazca) are ancient geoglyphs composed of several hundred figures that range from simple designs such as lines to complex zoomorphic, hylomorphic, and geometric figures that appear traced on the earth's surface.
English: Aerial view of the "Monkey", one of the most popular geoglyphs of the Nazca Lines, which are located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru.The geoglyphs of this UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 1994) are spread over a 80 km (50 mi) plateau between the towns of Nazca and Palpa and are, according to some studies, between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D. old.
In 2016, it was designated as a national heritage site by Peru, with Peruvian law dictating a jail term of between three and six years for anyone damaging any archaeological monument. [ 3 ] Peruvian archaeologist Maria Reiche measured the geoglyph and found Paracas style pottery which she dated to around 200 BCE.
English: Aerial view of the "Spider", one of the most popular geoglyphs of the Nazca Lines, which are located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru.The geoglyphs of this UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 1994) are spread over a 80 km (50 mi) plateau between the towns of Nazca and Palpa and are, according to some studies, between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D. old.