The Nazca Lines

　　　　　　　　The Nazca Lines

    The Nazca Lines are located in a basin in Peru.  It is a mystery why they were written. The Nazca Lines are huge geometrical patterns which were drawn with lines.  These lines are made from sand and rocks.

Who were the Nazca?
     Nazca is a race that lived in Peru. Researcher in Cambridge University said that the Nazca died out 1,500 years ago.

When were they made?
     They were made in 525 years (about)
When were they discovered?
      In 1939, 22^nd June, Paul Kosok who was an archeologist discovered the Nazca Lines .

How were they drawn?　　There are many opinions about the Nazca Lines.　If we enlarge original pictures, we can make a huge picture on the ground such the Nazca Lines.
Why were they drawn?
     There are many opinions about the Nazca Lines. If we enlarge original pictures, we can make a huge picture on the ground such the Nazca Lines.  

1.    To pray for rain
     Johnny Isla who is an archeologist in Peru thought that the Nazca Lines was drawn with just lines, and these lines were used as a path for people who prayed for rain.

2.    For a social work
     Nazca lines agree with the direction of the summer solstice and the winter solstice. The Nazca used the figures to predict the season.  The lines line up with the summer solstice. After the summer solstice the summer rains begin. Without summer rains the Nazca could not grow food.


The Nazca Lines have a lot of picture. They have more than 200 pictures!!

　　  Monkey　　　　･･･　    55 m              Condor　　･･･　  length 135 m  width 120 m

  Humming Bird 　･･･　    96 m               Spider       ･･･     46 m