# Clarkson 1990: The Archaeology of the Nazca Pampa: Environmental and Cultural Parameters

> Persis B. Clarkson, 1990. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the construction method and the pottery dating.

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# The Archaeology of the Nazca Pampa: Environmental and Cultural Parameters

Persis B. Clarkson, 1990. _The Lines of Nazca (American Philosophical Society, Memoirs 183)_.

The surface archaeology of the pampa: pottery on the lines and figures, mostly Nasca but also later, and how the geoglyphs were made by moving the dark surface stones.

**Nazca Lines** Chapterdoi: **[10.70249/9798893981193-006](https://doi.org/10.70249/9798893981193-006)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited for the construction method and the pottery dating.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[Laid out from the ground with cords, stakes and sighting along straight segments, then cleared by moving…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/answers/ANS0CT6XHQ84D5K/laid-out-from-the-ground-with-cords-stakes-and-sighting)

Answer

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[Surface pottery includes later material, showing continued visiting.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/evidence/EVD0CT6XH7M1E4V/surface-pottery-includes-later-material-showing-continued)

Evidence

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[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)

Evidence

EVD

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

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Clarkson, P. B. (1990). The Archaeology of the Nazca Pampa: Environmental and Cultural Parameters. The Lines of Nazca (American Philosophical Society, Memoirs 183). https://doi.org/10.70249/9798893981193-006
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.70249/9798893981193-006)

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