From the Earth, Not the Sky: Debunking Extraterrestrial Theories of the Nazca Lines

The Archaeologist

From the Earth, Not the Sky: Debunking Extraterrestrial Theories of the Nazca Lines

Myth Versus Reality: How the Nazca Lines Were Truly Meant to Be SeenThe arid plains of Peru’s Nazca Desert hold one of the world’s most enigmatic archaeological enigmas: the Nazca Lines. These colossal geoglyphs, created by the Nazca culture between 500 BCE and 500 CE, consist of hundreds of figures ranging from geometric patterns to stylized images of animals, plants, and mythical shapes. Stretching across nearly 450 square kilometers, these li…