The Nasca Lines, also called geoglyphs, are called the around 50,000 works of art carved into the ground in the Nazca desert. They were created by the Nasca people and have sparked much debate, both among scientists and others.
Some scholars believe that they had a religious meaning.
– The geoglyphs were a ritual landscape in their religious ceremonies. The people gathered in the desert to ask the gods for water and for good harvests, says archaeologist Markus Reindel.
Found the thorn oyster
Archaeologists have drawn that conclusion after finding, among other things, a thorn oyster. The gorse is a symbol of water and fertility and was probably brought there as an offering despite a distance of several hundred miles.
– The oyster is direct archaeological evidence. The geoglyphs had a religious meaning that was expressed in rituals that involved the worship of water and fertility, says archaeologist Johnny Isla in “The World of Science – The Nasca Lines”.
In December 2022 reported multiple media that Peruvian and Japanese researchers together discovered over 150 new figures. The geoglyphs depicted people and animals such as cats, snakes, orcas, birds, llamas and alpacas, among other things.
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