Nazca: Lines Uncensored

Well, we are hardly the ones to give a lecture regarding the lines and the theories of their existence.... But using what skills we obtained at uni and college to listen and absorb lectures........This is what we sort of know.

There are many theories surrounding the lines and they range from the practical to the bizarre. Researchers have found some connection between the straight lines and trapezoids and some underground water sources, although this account for only roughly 30% of the lines. More than likely they are to do with water as the Nazca plan is so arid and water must definitely been a sacred item.

Many of the lines radiate out of ray centres and stretch off into the distance. Often times these lines point to mountains beyond, but not always. For sure the ancient Nazcan´s recognized that the Andes were the source of water to the desert. It is thought that these lines could have been used as part of rituals where the Nazcans could have walked the lines invoking their gods to bring rain and water. In fact each of the lines and figures are made from one continuous line, so the monkey or the whale for instance could have been walked as part of a ritual.

Also as a note, all of the lines could only have been seen from above. Ancient Nazcan mythology has its god (or one of its gods) as a Puma which is shedding tears, tears of water for the Nazcan´s. The creatures predicted such as the whale and the monkey are animals not found in the Nazca pampa and were probably seen as important figures.

That being said, there is also a relation of the lines with the stars above. One of the most remarkable things about the Nazca desert (although less so in the lights of modern day) is the shear amount of stars in the sky. Some of the designs, such as the monkey have been overlayed upon the stars in the sky and their is some relation. But people argue that you could pretty much overlay anything upon the sky and come up with commonalities.

Also, it has been noted that some of the lines align with the sun on summer and winter solstice, so perhaps they were part of a giant celestial, solar calendar? Or to do with their gods.... No one really knows as the Nazcan´s didn´t have a written language.

The lines were created by removing the top layer of darkened sunburned rocks from the surface of the desert and creating a small dug out portion to the lighter coloured sand, rocks below. They were created and used over hundreds of years.

One other theory to note is that they might have been used as giant landing strips for martians. Although, it is worth noting that some of these lines traverse up the desert floor and onto mountains....

Sill interested... ?

http://www.crystalinks.com/nasca.html

http://skepdic.com/nazca.html

As a personal note, what I found interesting was the fact that everything leaves its mark in this barren place. For this reason, it is forbidden to even walk out on the plane or on the lines. The Nazca plane receives hardly any water every year, yet what little water it does recieves carves out beautiful sinuous lines into the harden stone. Hundreds of years of water trickling through leaves braided patterns, and for a second you might be convinced it recieves more water than they tell you. It really is beautiful that after thousands of years the marks of that which has passed through whether human or not can still be seen...