the Nazca lines II

The Nazca Lines are located in the arid Peruvian coastal plain, some400 km south of Lima, the geoglyphs of Nazca and the pampas of Jumanacover about 450 sq km.

The Nazca Lines, which were scratched on the surface of the groundbetween 500 B.C. and A.D. 500, are among archaeology's greatestenigmas because of their quantity, nature, size and continuity.

The geoglyphs depict living creatures, stylized plants and imaginarybeings, as well as geometric figures several kilometers long. They arebelieved to have had ritual astronomical functions.

Declared "Archaeological World Heritage Site" by UNESCO (1994). source: UNESCO

You can see here this anthropomorphic figure, commonly known as theAstronaut, one of the most famous Nazca geoglyphs. The Astronaut is aParacas-era geoglyph, predating many of the other famous designs. Itshillside location is a common trait of geoglyphs from this period(many of which can be seen from ground level). The figure isapproximately 105 feet (32 meters) tall.

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My interpretation is that this early political advertising: "Vote for Astronaut!" ;-). Karl

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