Nazca culture
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The Nazca culture was the archaeological culture that flourished from c. 100 BC to 800 AD beside the arid, southern coast of Peru in the river valleys of the Rio Grande de Nazca drainage and the Ica V
Nazca Female Effigy Figure, made of sperm whale tooth, shell and hair
Bowl with fish (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Nazca burials at the Chauchilla Cemetery
Nazca burial place
Nazca lines
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The Nazca lines are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the des
Nazca culture
…textiles, and geoglyphs. They are known for two extensive construction projects that would have required the coordination of large groups of laborers: the Nazca lines, immense designs in the desert whose purpose is unknown, and puquios, underground aqueducts for providing water for irrigation and domestic purposes…
Aerial photograph of one of the Nazca lines, taken in July 2015, that shows the design known as "the monkey"
Nazca lines seen from SPOT satellite
Satellite picture of an area containing lines: north is to the right (coordinates: 14°42′S 75°00′W / 14.7°S 75.°W / -14.7; -75.)
The Spider (la Araña)