# Aveni 1990: An Assessment of Previous Studies of the Nazca Geoglyphs

> Anthony F. Aveni, 1990. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the history of research and the earlier readings.

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# An Assessment of Previous Studies of the Nazca Geoglyphs

Anthony F. Aveni, 1990. _The Lines of Nazca (American Philosophical Society, Memoirs 183)_.

Reviews everything from Mejía Xesspe and Kosok through Reiche and Hawkins, and sets out the questions the 1980s survey set out to answer.

**Nazca Lines** Chapterdoi: **[10.70249/9798893981193-004](https://doi.org/10.70249/9798893981193-004)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited for the history of research and the earlier readings.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[The lines are a calendar or star map, pointing to solstices and constellations.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/answers/ANS0CT6XF947768/the-lines-are-a-calendar-or-star-map-pointing-to-solstices)

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[Maria Reiche](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/people/FIG0CT6X95T7W3S/maria-reiche)

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[The Nazca Lines](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines)

The mystery article

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

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## Cite it

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Aveni, A. F. (1990). An Assessment of Previous Studies of the Nazca Geoglyphs. The Lines of Nazca (American Philosophical Society, Memoirs 183). https://doi.org/10.70249/9798893981193-004
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