Nazca Lines
About how many Nazca Lines are there?
~1,500
True or False: Do some of the lines overlap?
True!
What was theorized that these lines were used for (Erik Von Daniken)
Runway for extra terrestrials!
What has allowed these lines to be preserved?
Extremely dry climate.
What were the majority of these lines used for?
Attraction of water sources.
True or False: Does Brien Foerster think that the Nazca people made the lines?
False! Numerous geoglyphs were found in Palpa, a town 60km north of Nazca, which proves that the Nazca people did not create them.
Why is there still so much mystery around these lines and the people who created them?
They had no writing system.
What was the technology used to create these lines, and how were they created?
Ropes and stakes, moving aside stones.
What did Evan Hadingham propose about how the Nazca lines were created?
Priests used powerful hallucinogens to create an out-of-body experience.