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Nazca Lines

Nazca Lines. (200 BC-600 AC). Map of South America. Map of Peru. Solving history. The Nazca lines “ Solving history #1 ” : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzatdt4e-5c&feature=player_embedded

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Nazca Lines

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  1. Nazca Lines (200 BC-600 AC)

  2. Map of South America

  3. Map of Peru

  4. Solving history The Nazca lines “Solving history #1”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzatdt4e-5c&feature=player_embedded The Mysterious Nazca lines of Southern Peru: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezKgOWPX6hg&feature=related

  5. What are the Nazca lines? Ancient geoglyphs drawn on the Nazca desert. The Nazca desert is a high arid plateau that stretches 53 miles between towns. 1927 Mejia Xespe and Paul Kosok.

  6. 1. Description Lines are: • A documented history of science and scientists of the pre-Columbian Peru. • Maria Reiche studied the Nazca line drawings for 50 years (1940). • Located 200 miles south of Lima.

  7. 2. Theories Nazca have used simple tools and surveying equipment to construct the lines. Studies have found wooden stakes. Jim Woodmann believes that the Nazca Lines could not have been made without some form of manned flight to see the figures properly. Hot air ballon was the only possible means of flight.

  8. Erich von Daniken suggests the Nazca lines and other complex constructions represent higher technological knowledge than he believes existed when the glyphs were created. Von Däniken maintains that the Nazca lines in Peru are runaways of an ancient airfield that was used by extraterrestrials mistaken by the natives to be their gods.

  9. Maria Reiche believes, based on computer-aided studies of star alignments, that the giant spider figure is an anamorphic diagram of the constellation of Orion. She further suggests that three of the straight lines leading to the figure were used to track the changing declinations of the three stars of Orion’s Belt.

  10. Nazca Lines drawings

  11. The Nazca Culture 0-800 CE Great ceramists: polychrome potery, painted at least 15 distinct colors.

  12. Bowl with fish

  13. A fish-like animal similar to theshark geoglyph

  14. A 2,000 year old Hematite Mine is associated with Nazca culture

  15. Pottery

  16. Hummingbird design similar to theHummingbird lines

  17. Textiles:

  18. Rug made of feathers

  19. Burial garment

  20. 4. Links http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/nazca.htm http://www.inkas.com/tours/lima/larco/museo_larco.html http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/nazca/nazca-lines.htm http://www.about-peru-history.com/nazca-lines-in-peru.html

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