- Nazca - Wikipedia
The Nazca culture is famous for its desert line drawings, the product of complex construction projects carried out by a hierarchical society from 500 BC to AD 500
- Nazca Lines | History, Location, Lima, Spider, Facts | Britannica
Nazca Lines, groups of geoglyphs, large line drawings that appear, from a distance, to be etched into Earth’s surface on the arid Pampa Colorada (“Coloured Plain” or “Red Plain”), northwest of the city of Nazca in southern Peru
- Nazca Civilization - World History Encyclopedia
The Nazca civilization flourished on the southern coast of Peru between 200 BCE and 600 CE They settled in the Nazca and other surrounding valleys with their principal religious and urban sites being Cahuachi and Ventilla, respectively
- The Mysterious Lines of Nazca in Peru
The Nazca removed reddish-brown stones to expose lighter soil, forming geometric patterns, animals, and humanoid figures Techniques required careful planning and coordination across large teams
- The Nazca Civilization: Masters of Desert and Sky | LAC Geo
The Nazca civilization flourished along the southern coast of present-day Peru between approximately 200 BCE and 650 CE, leaving behind an enduring legacy of intricate ceramics, advanced irrigation systems, and the enigmatic Nazca Lines
- Who were the Nasca? | British Museum
The Nasca lived on the southern coast of modern-day Peru for around 850 years until AD 650 Explore their culture, textiles, pottery and the famed Nasca Lines
- The Civilization Behind the Mysterious Nazca Lines
Famous for their famous desert geoglyphs, the Nazca were an influential culture that lasted in Peru’s arid southern desert coast and the western slopes of the Andes from around 200 BC to 650 AD
- The Nazca | World Civilization - Lumen Learning
The Nazca (or Nasca) lived near the arid southern coast of Peru from 100 BCE to 800 CE Early Nazca society was made up of local chiefdoms and regional centers of power centered around Cahuachi, a non-urban ceremonial site of earthwork mounds and plazas
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