Who created the Nazca lines and why? New clues to one of the greatest ancient enigmas.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:21 What are the Nazca Lines?
06:04 Revival of Indigenous Nazca Traditions
08:08 Restoring Geoglyphs
10:32 The Use of AI to find Nazca Lines
12:39 Textile and Ceramic Inspirations
19:06 Discoveries of Other Paracas Settlements
26:04 Early Civilization Marketplaces
28:29 What Happened to The Paracas
30:06 Comparing the Paracas and Nazca Civilizations
32:21 New Ancient Line Discoveries
37:07 Nazca Lines Fighting the Elements
44:35 Understanding Environmental Pressure on Nazca
49:50 Conclusion
It was aliens.
They are labyrinths that people walked for religious pilgrimage. That is all they are.
Do not fall for the Ancient Aliens BS.
I always enjoyed watching shows that tried to state ‘we don’t know’ about something I had studied for decades. Leonard Nimoy In Search Of was one of those programs. There were programs about Nazca, Inca, etc. One was about the Inca construction, that they did not use classic mortar between large rocks and boulders. The boulders fit perfectly with each other. The classic ‘did aliens show them how’ was so bloody ridiculous. All it took was a little leg work. We found one of the many quarries the natives, not the aliens, used. They cut large boulders, put sand on the top of the boulder, then put another boulder on top of the sand. Wherever the sand was not pulverized, that part did not meet and fit perfectly. They would sand down that part, and repeat the process, until all the sand was pulverized.
As far as Nazca lines and characters, one does not have to be an alien in orbit to see them. Stand on a tall hill or mountain, and one can see them. My favorite is the huge spider. There was a lady who spent decades studying and investigating. Turns out there are 3 lines through the spider, and if one stands on the hill looking down at the spider and the lines, one witnesses the constellation Orion rising at certain times of the year. Whether it is for religion, planting, the harvest, or a combination, I do not know. But aliens? Nah!
Not news or even new
Watch later.
I saw this when it was broadcast on NOVA. I thought it was rather disappointing that the “It’s aliens” guy wasn’t in it.
Nah, but all kidding aside, it was pretty boring compared to other documentary shows I’ve seen about the site.
Where is the infamous History Channel guy.. saying Aliens...