The Nazca lines (/ ˈ n ɑː z k ə /, /-k ɑː / [1]) are a group of over 700 geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. [2] [3] They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed. [4]

2018年7月5日 · The Paredones ("The Walls") archaeological site, built just outside of modern-day Nazca, was an Inca administrative center built in the 1400s, likely as a link between the coastal and...

The Nazca culture (also Nasca) was the archaeological culture that flourished from c. 100 BC to 800 AD beside the arid, southern coast of Peru in the river valleys of the Rio Grande de Nazca drainage and the Ica Valley. [1]

2019年12月13日 · Examples of adobe architecture are the ruins of Kahuachi, the Tinguiña, Tambo Viejo, Huaca Dos Palmos and Chaviña. Also they built with thick trunks of Huarango as shown in the Estaquería. The most impressive of this civilization are the lines made in the Pampas of Nazca and other sites on the southern coast of Peru.

Plan your visit to Nazca with our complete guide including how to view the mysterious Nazca Lines, where to stay, travel tips, and more.

2017年12月4日 · The Nazca Lines are a collection of giant geoglyphs—designs or motifs etched into the ground—located in the Peruvian coastal plain about 250 miles (400 kilometers) south of Lima, Peru.

2024年12月30日 · The Nazca, who inhabited the arid valleys of the Rio Grande de Nasca river basin from around 100 BCE to 800 CE, practiced mummification. As a result, archeologists have found a number of well-preserved bodies — sometimes in unusual conditions.

2019年6月4日 · One of the most sophisticated of the early Peruvian cultures is the pre-Hispanic Nazca civilisation, known for the carvings which they etched onto the surface of the ground between 400 BCE and 650 CE. The builders of these magic and mysterious lines and geoglyphs of Nazca and Palpa created a sacred place.

2023年5月10日 · The Nazca Lines are a group of prehistoric geoglyphs that may be found in southern Peru’s Nazca Desert. Between 500 BCE and 500 CE, the Nazca civilization produced these amazing artworks, which span an area of nearly 80 square kilometers.

2009年10月13日 · Drawings of hundreds of figures stretch across nearly 200 square miles of high arid plateau in Peru, these range from giant spiders to vast geometric shapes, to enormous monkeys as large as 890...