Nazca lines - Wikipedia
The Nazca lines (/ ˈnɑːzkə /, /- kɑː / [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] .
Nazca Lines | History, Location, Lima, Spider, & Facts ...
Nov 8, 2024 · 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 ‑ Peru, Astronaut & Definition - HISTORY
Dec 4, 2017 · The Nazca Lines are a collection of giant geoglyphs—designs or motifs etched into the ground—located in the Peruvian coastal plain about 250 miles (400 kilometers) south of Lima, Peru.
Nazca Lines - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 10, 2014 · The Nazca civilization flourished in southern Peru between 200 BCE and 600 CE and amongst their most famous legacies are the geoglyphs and lines - often referred to as Nazca Lines - along the eastern coast of Peru and northern Chile.
Why the Nasca lines are among Peru's greatest mysteries
Yellow subsoil shows where Nasca lines were scraped through surface stones. The lines drawn in geometric patterns and distinct animal shapes across the Peruvian desert have inspired many...
The Nazca Lines & Interactive Map - Archaeology News
Apr 12, 2020 · The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru, constructed between 500 BC and 500 AD. Most lines run straight across the landscape, with many designs featuring figurative images of animals such as stylised hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, lizards and plants that measure ...
The Nazca Lines: A Life's Work - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 4, 2019 · The Nazca Lines. One of the most sophisticated of the early Peruvian cultures is the pre-Hispanic Nazca civilisation, known for the carvings which they etched onto the surface of the ground between 400 BCE and 650 CE. The builders of these magic and mysterious lines and geoglyphs of Nazca and Palpa created a sacred place. The geoglyphs are one ...