# Laid out from the ground with cords, stakes and sighting along straight segments, then cleared by moving…

> Most likely: Laid out from the ground with cords, stakes and sighting along straight segments, then cleared by moving surface stones.

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# Laid out from the ground with cords, stakes and sighting along straight segments, then cleared by moving…

Laid out from the ground with cords, stakes and sighting along straight segments, then cleared by moving surface stones.

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

## Where it stands

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

## What it predicts

- Stake holes and stone heaps at edges; figures built from straight runs and arcs; replication by hand possible.

## What would rule it out

- Features that cannot be produced by cord-and-stake methods.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[The surface stones are heaped at the edges and the lines have been reproduced experimentally by hand.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/evidence/EVD0CT6XHZ26M3A/the-surface-stones-are-heaped-at-the-edges-and-the-lines)

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## The questions it answers

[How were the lines and figures laid out?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/questions/QST0CT6XCK6510J/how-were-the-lines-and-figures-laid-out)

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

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Laid out from the ground with cords, stakes and sighting along straight segments, then cleared by moving… [Answer ANS0CT6XHQ84D5K]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CT6XHQ84D5K
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