She-ra Posted May 1, 2015 #1 Share Posted May 1, 2015 SAN FRANCISCO — The Nazca Lines, a series of fantastical geoglyphs etched into the desert in Peru, may have been used by two separate groups of people to make pilgrimage to an ancient temple, new research suggests. Read more here: http://www.livescience.com/50699-nasca-lines-ritual-procession.html Additional Article: The Nazca Lines, a group of hundreds of mysterious geoglyphs etched into the desert in Peru, have mystified archaeologists and scientists for nearly a century. Ancient civilizations made the drawings over a period of hundreds of years, starting in about 200 B.C. Scientists studying the lines have come up with many explanations for their existence. By analyzing the style, subject matter and construction methods for the drawings, the researchers at Yamagata University in Japan have proposed that the lines were made by two different groups and were intended to be seen on their respective pilgrimage routes to an ancient temple. Read more here: http://www.livescience.com/50698-nazca-lines-images.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted May 1, 2015 #2 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Oh no.... can of worms! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenemet Posted May 2, 2015 #3 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I can see the rationale behind its being a multicultual thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquatus1 Posted May 2, 2015 #4 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Anything that is around for that long is bound to be used by more than one group. I can only imaging how many different purposes Stonehenge has had over the years. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonPollock Posted May 2, 2015 #5 Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) It's interesting that they would have been created to guide on a pilgrimage, yet the lines are created as if to have been seen from above. Makes you wonder... Edited May 2, 2015 by JasonPollock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She-ra Posted May 2, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Oh no.... can of worms! What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted May 2, 2015 #7 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Oh no.... can of worms! What? He is refering to some pretty weird discussions we have had with people who are convinced that the lines were made by aliens. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She-ra Posted May 2, 2015 Author #8 Share Posted May 2, 2015 OH!!! I did not know that Just thought it was a cool article. I don't visit the UFO section very often. Oh well... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted May 2, 2015 #9 Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) OH!!! I did not know that Just thought it was a cool article. I don't visit the UFO section very often. Oh well... As 'noteverthingsaconspiracy' said. yes one poster - who knows who he is - got the dreaded zoseritis disease about these lines, and sincerely believes man COULD NOT have moved 2 inches deep of gravel to make lines, so it must be ALIEUNZ!! The Nazca lines are interesting as a topic, but....there are those who watched the Ancient Aliens version of events, and are content to argue till their blue in the face... with all rational inputs/posters... eta previous thread http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=273198&hl=%20nazca%20%20lines&st=0 . Edited May 2, 2015 by seeder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She-ra Posted May 2, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Oopsie. I will have to have a look at that thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylemurph Posted May 2, 2015 #11 Share Posted May 2, 2015 It's interesting that they would have been created to guide on a pilgrimage, yet the lines are created as if to have been seen from above. Makes you wonder... Not as mysterious when you consider the area is dotted with hills and mountains from which the lines are imminently visible. --Jaylemurph 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harte Posted May 2, 2015 #12 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I would postulate that the lines represent the wandering paths the various Jewish Tribes took. In small scale, of course. That, or a premonition of the paths of shoppers at a future mall. The "Astronaut" figure resembles some Orange Julius cashiers I've seen. Harte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted May 5, 2015 #13 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Anything that is around for that long is bound to be used by more than one group. I can only imaging how many different purposes Stonehenge has had over the years. Those are my thoughts exactly. Once people figured out that these lines lasted a long time on the surface of the earth they were probably used for many purposes over the centuries, from directional markers to spiritual events. Heck, some of them might have even been made "for the fun of it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted May 5, 2015 #14 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Not as mysterious when you consider the area is dotted with hills and mountains from which the lines are imminently visible. --Jaylemurph Spoil-sport! Attaching aliens to these is much more fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanslune Posted May 5, 2015 #15 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Spoil-sport! Attaching aliens to these is much more fun! Aliens are fun, Orcs are hilarious and Satanists rather mundane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She-ra Posted May 5, 2015 Author #16 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Spoil-sport! Attaching aliens to these is much more fun! You all make me laugh Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted May 5, 2015 #17 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I still wonder why they would want them to be seen from above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeview rud Posted May 5, 2015 #18 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Hi folks, has anyone thought about the mysterious "holes" dug into the side of a mountain in Peru as connected to the Nazca lines? I caught something on TV the other day where a local archeologist was investigating these holes which aren't too far away from Nazca. The holes are maybe 3 feet deep and maybe 4 to 5 feet across. They aren't burials (no bones found) or food storage pits (no traces found). In fact there have been no artifacts found. Maybe it was an optical illusion but it looked to me like the holes were more rhomboid than round; that plus the way they are staggered reminded me of a snakeskin. There's a small open area at the top of this formation that may once have had a head and the tail area may well have been obscured by the road that passes thru. This thread talked about multiple cultures using Nazca, maybe these holes are a later attempt? After all, serpents are seen in many pre-Columbian cultures. The idea of being seen from the air or high hilltops seems to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted May 6, 2015 #19 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Hi folks, has anyone thought about the mysterious "holes" dug into the side of a mountain in Peru as connected to the Nazca lines? I caught something on TV the other day where a local archeologist was investigating these holes which aren't too far away from Nazca. The holes are maybe 3 feet deep and maybe 4 to 5 feet across. They aren't burials (no bones found) or food storage pits (no traces found). In fact there have been no artifacts found. Maybe it was an optical illusion but it looked to me like the holes were more rhomboid than round; that plus the way they are staggered reminded me of a snakeskin. There's a small open area at the top of this formation that may once have had a head and the tail area may well have been obscured by the road that passes thru. This thread talked about multiple cultures using Nazca, maybe these holes are a later attempt? After all, serpents are seen in many pre-Columbian cultures. The idea of being seen from the air or high hilltops seems to fit. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=243114&st=15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docyabut2 Posted May 6, 2015 #20 Share Posted May 6, 2015 If ancients made images from the stars, why not the same on earth, like kids drawing images in the sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted May 6, 2015 #21 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Nonsense! The Nazca Lines are nothing but a doodle by a bored ET! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeview rud Posted May 6, 2015 #22 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Seeder, thank you for the link (I'm not very computer savvy.) I'm not trying to hijack this thread; I only thought that the possibility of more than one culture at Nazca as mentioned here might explain a somewhat similar activity by another culture? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanslune Posted May 6, 2015 #23 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Hi folks, has anyone thought about the mysterious "holes" dug into the side of a mountain in Peru as connected to the Nazca lines? I caught something on TV the other day where a local archeologist was investigating these holes which aren't too far away from Nazca. The holes are maybe 3 feet deep and maybe 4 to 5 feet across. They aren't burials (no bones found) or food storage pits (no traces found). In fact there have been no artifacts found. Maybe it was an optical illusion but it looked to me like the holes were more rhomboid than round; that plus the way they are staggered reminded me of a snakeskin. There's a small open area at the top of this formation that may once have had a head and the tail area may well have been obscured by the road that passes thru. This thread talked about multiple cultures using Nazca, maybe these holes are a later attempt? After all, serpents are seen in many pre-Columbian cultures. The idea of being seen from the air or high hilltops seems to fit. I believe you are referring to the Cajamarquilla pot holes This site, if it is the one you are thinking of is 40 kilometers from Lima and therefore several hundred kilometers from Nazca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted May 6, 2015 #24 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I believe you are referring to the Cajamarquilla pot holes This site, if it is the one you are thinking of is 40 kilometers from Lima and therefore several hundred kilometers from Nazca Such an interesting region of the world. I would love to make a journey there someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted May 6, 2015 #25 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Seeder, thank you for the link (I'm not very computer savvy.) I'm not trying to hijack this thread; I only thought that the possibility of more than one culture at Nazca as mentioned here might explain a somewhat similar activity by another culture? Look what we have here Ritual sacrifice pits number more than 20 near the settlement. Only four burials have been found. Read more: http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/bulgarian-archaeologists-find-evidence-sacrifice-thracian-child-020304#ixzz3ZO4XCK4e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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