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Nazca Lines
Nazca Lines2 key questions · 4 questions · 2 answered
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QuestionWhere it stands
Most likelyThe lines were made and walked in rites concerned with water and fertility, linking line centres, valleys and…
AnsweredLaid out from the ground with cords, stakes and sighting along straight segments, then cleared by moving…
AnsweredThe pampa lines and giant figures are Nasca, about 200 BC to AD 650, with Paracas hillside figures earlier…