# Ruggles 2012: Desert labyrinth: lines, landscape and meaning at Nazca, Peru

> Clive Ruggles, Nicholas J. Saunders, 2012. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the walking reading.

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# Desert labyrinth: lines, landscape and meaning at Nazca, Peru

Clive Ruggles, Nicholas J. Saunders, 2012. _Antiquity_.

A labyrinth of lines 4.4 km long on the pampa, walked and recorded, read as a path meant to be followed rather than seen from above.

**Nazca Lines** Articledoi: **[10.1017/s0003598x00048298](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00048298)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited for the walking reading.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[The 4.4 km labyrinth line](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/artifacts/ART0CT6XMD617QY/the-4-4-km-labyrinth-line)

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[Lines carry paths and bordering heaps; a 4.4 km labyrinth makes sense only when walked.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nazca-lines/evidence/EVD0CT6XE22660Q/lines-carry-paths-and-bordering-heaps-a-4-4-km-labyrinth)

Evidence

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

The mystery article

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## Cite it

```
Ruggles, C., & Saunders, N. J. (2012). Desert labyrinth: lines, landscape and meaning at Nazca, Peru. Antiquity. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00048298
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00048298)

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