Nazca Lines
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The Nazca Lines are a series of enormous ancient geoglyphs etched into the desert plains of southern Peru, depicting animals, plants, and geometric shapes whose purpose remains a subject of debate.
Observed surface forms (5)
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ geoglyphs ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionEnd | c. 500 CE ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionStart | c. 500 BCE ⓘ |
| climateCondition | extremely arid ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Nazca culture
ⓘ
Paracas culture ⓘ |
| controversy | purpose remains debated ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| creationMethod | removal of surface pebbles to expose lighter subsoil ⓘ |
| culture | Nazca culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
condor
ⓘ
dog ⓘ hands ⓘ heron ⓘ hummingbird ⓘ lizard ⓘ monkey ⓘ spider ⓘ spirals ⓘ straight lines ⓘ trapezoids ⓘ tree ⓘ whale ⓘ |
| discoveredByModernScience | early 20th century ⓘ |
| earlyAerialStudyBy |
Maria Reiche
ⓘ
Paul Kosok ⓘ |
| featureType |
animal figures
ⓘ
biomorphic figures ⓘ geometric shapes ⓘ lines ⓘ plant figures ⓘ |
| governedBy | Peruvian Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| largestFigureLengthApprox | over 300 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nazca Desert
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
surface form:
southern Peru
|
| material |
desert surface
ⓘ
reddish-brown iron oxide–coated pebbles ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Nazca culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Nazca
Palpa ⓘ |
| numberOfIndividualGeoglyphsApprox | hundreds ⓘ |
| possibleFunction |
astronomical markers
ⓘ
processional pathways ⓘ ritual landscape ⓘ water-related rituals ⓘ |
| preservationFactor | stable dry climate ⓘ |
| region | Ica Region ⓘ |
| researcherAssociatedWithPreservation | Maria Reiche ⓘ |
| threat |
illegal encroachment
ⓘ
modern development ⓘ vehicle tracks ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Nazca period
ⓘ
Late Paracas period ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Peru ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1994 ⓘ |
| visibility | best seen from the air ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Nazca Lines archaeological site
this entity surface form:
Nazca Lines and Geoglyphs of Pampas de Jumana
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa
this entity surface form:
Nazca Lines and Geoglyphs of Pampas de Jumana
this entity surface form:
Nazca culture
this entity surface form:
Palpa geoglyphs