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How were the lines and figures laid out?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·Part of What were the Nazca Lines for?·2 answers·0·0 following
Answered: Laid out from the ground with cords, stakes and sighting along straight segments, then cleared by moving…Passed its tests and review.

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Two answers have been proposed. Laid out from the ground with cords, stakes and sighting along straight segments, then cleared by moving… leads, with evidence 1 for: supported by its tests. One is still possible.

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The scale of the figures and their visibility from the air led to claims that they could not have been made from the ground⁠[1].

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  1. Clarkson puts forward: laid out from the ground with cords, stakes and sighting along straight segments, then cleared by moving…
  2. Clarkson: the surface stones are heaped at the edges and the lines have been reproduced experimentally by hand.For: Laid out from the ground with cords, stakes and sighting along straight segments, then cleared by moving…
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