The mysterious legacy of the Nazcas

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In the desert Peruvian From the Pampas de Jumana we find one of the most curious enigmas on the planet. In its arid lands some strange figures are drawn by the ancient Nazca culture hundreds of years ago. These remain unchanged thanks to the hot desert air but this is not only the most striking thing about the place, but can only be seen from more than two hundred meters high.

The Nazca drawings are of different types: There are geometric and figurative ones. Among the latter we can recognize forms of animals such as birds (hummingbirds, condors, herons, parrots ...) monkeys, spiders, a dog, an iguana, a lizard and a snake.

But why would this culture draw those shapes and for what? There have been several people who have wanted to answer these questions.

Almost all the drawings were made on the flat surface and there are only a few on the slopes of the hills. Almost all the figures on the slopes represent men. Some are crowned by three or four vertical lines that perhaps symbolize the feathers of a ceremonial headdress (some Peruvian mummies wore them of gold and feathers).

The mathematician María Reiche influenced Paul Kosok by venturing the hypothesis that these drawings had a astronomical meaning. There is no proven theory about the origin of these figures: they can be physical representations of the zodiac of the ancient Nazcas or an astronomical observatory associated with the movements of the planets.

Archaeologists Reindel and Isla have excavated more than 650 sites and have managed to trace the history of the culture that generated these drawings.

The supply of water was very important in the region since it is a desert. The drawings  they formed a landscape ritual whose purpose should have been to promote invocation of the water gods. Archaeologists have discovered strings and stakes with which these people traced the drawings.

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Source - Archeology of Peru
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  1.   Ignatius said

    They spoke about Nazca in a program called the Wind Rose in Onda Cero.
    The program was very good, the culture that created them is surrounded by mystery.