# Silverman 1991: New evidence for the date of the Nazca lines

> Helaine Silverman, David Browne, 1991. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the dating by associated ceramics.

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# New evidence for the date of the Nazca lines

Helaine Silverman, David Browne, 1991. _Antiquity_.

Pottery associations in the Ingenio valley date the lines mainly to the Nasca period, with earlier Paracas figures on hillsides and later use.

**Nazca Lines** Articledoi: **[10.1017/s0003598x00079667](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00079667)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited for the dating by associated ceramics.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[The pampa lines and giant figures are Nasca, about 200 BC to AD 650, with Paracas hillside figures earlier…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/answers/ANS0CT6XGG62GNC/the-pampa-lines-and-giant-figures-are-nasca-about-200-bc-to)

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[Pottery associations in the Ingenio valley are Nasca, with Paracas hillside figures.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/evidence/EVD0CT6XGR07W32/pottery-associations-in-the-ingenio-valley-are-nasca-with)

Evidence

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[Paracas people cut figures on the valley hillsides](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/events/EVT0CT6XACW5BAQ/paracas-people-cut-figures-on-the-valley-hillsides)

EVT

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

The mystery article

MYS

[When were the geoglyphs made, and over how long?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/questions/QST0CT6XCBC0XKC/when-were-the-geoglyphs-made-and-over-how-long)

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## Cite it

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Silverman, H., & Browne, D. (1991). New evidence for the date of the Nazca lines. Antiquity. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00079667
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00079667)

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