Nazca Lines
My Thoughts
Theory I support the most and why
I support this theory the most because their is pottery that is believed the Nazca Culture smashed on purpose to act as a offering to the Gods for rain water. The Nazca lived in a dessert so water would obviously be very precious.
John Reinhard Theory
Facts
Engraving Facts
Massive Size
Found engravings cover 50 km2
Average size is 400 to 1,100 m
Engravings are usually made with one continuous line
Very shallow engraving in soil
Made between 500 BC and AD 500
70 animal or plant based engravings
300 shapes
More than 800 straight lines
Made by the ancient Nazca culture
Discovered by Toribio Mejia Xesspe, while flying over in his plane.
Discovered In 1927
In Peru, the Nazca Lines are 400 km from Lima, the capital of Peru
Sources
Theories
Donald Proulx Theory
Has not been proven right but is pointing to that
Lines pointed to sources of ground water
Theory is reinforced by there being an ancient system of transporting water near by the lines
Puquios
Most Credible Theory
The Johan Reinhard Theory
This theory has not been proved wrong or right
Very credible and has a lot of backup facts
The lines were created for some ritual practice for water.
Water was especially need for their farming
The Nazca Culture lived in a desert so water was very precious
Most accepted Nazca Line theory
Maria Reiche Theory
Paul Kosak was the first to suggest a theory like this
Has not been proved to be wrong or right
Very credible theory
Represents Different Constellations
Celestial Event Calender
Used to help predict the change of the four seasons for the Nazca Cultures agriculture.
Used to tell the movements of the sun and moon
The Erich Von Daniken Theory
Conclusion
This theory has been proved wrong
This theory was believed by many people
Made plausible by there being an astronaut engraving
Alien landing strips
Perfect weather conditions have kept the Nazca lines in their original state
Nazca Line Top View
