# The lines were made and walked in rites concerned with water and fertility, linking line centres, valleys and…

> Most likely: The lines were made and walked in rites concerned with water and fertility, linking line centres, valleys and water courses.

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# The lines were made and walked in rites concerned with water and fertility, linking line centres, valleys and…

The lines were made and walked in rites concerned with water and fertility, linking line centres, valleys and water courses.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Lines run preferentially toward water courses and valley axes; offerings on lines relate to water and agriculture.
- Line use intensifies in drier phases.

## What would rule it out

- Line orientations shown to be random with respect to water, and no water-related offerings.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[Lines radiate from 62 centres, link to one another and tend toward water courses.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/evidence/EVD0CT6XDAM79TB/lines-radiate-from-62-centres-link-to-one-another-and-tend)

Supported

FOR

[The Nasca built puquios to reach groundwater at the limit of irrigation.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/evidence/EVD0CT6XDJE4FZN/the-nasca-built-puquios-to-reach-groundwater-at-the-limit-of)

Established

FOR

## The questions it answers

[What were the Nazca Lines for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/questions/QST0CT6XC3J2CGC/what-were-the-nazca-lines-for)

Most likelyThe lines were made and walked in rites concerned with water and fertility, linking line centres, valleys and…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The lines were made and walked in rites concerned with water and fertility, linking line centres, valleys and… [Answer ANS0CT6XD2T6D55]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CT6XD2T6D55
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**ANS** 0CT6XD2T6D55

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