Nazca Lines still thought mysterious

They're still mysterious?

Mickiana said:
Interesting doco. Looked at the current German archaeological research into the history and culture of the Nazca people, why they built the geoglyphs and how and why their society perished, or moved on. In short, the glyphs were for honoring the gods and were meant to be used on the ground for group spiritual ceremonies to implore and appease the gods to bring rain. Eventually though, climate change caused desertification of the region and they had to migrate. They had moved into the region originally no later than 4000 BC. There were different theories about exactly how the society came to an end, whether it was inter tribal fighting over dwindling resources or just plain moving on.

I liked the serious approach, (from the text), did they talk aliens?:sick:

Thanks for watching/replying.:hat:
 

Mickiana

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The beginning mentioned Maria Reiche and her work. She was a German born mathematician and archaeologist and spent about 40 years researching and mapping the Nazca lines. Her theories centered around the geoglyphs having astronomical importance basically as a calendar about which she seemed to have been partly right. Then, ol' Eric von Daniken was mentioned with his theory of alien airstrips which was denounced even when he published his book. "Why would aliens with enough technology to travel interstellar space need crude airstrips for landing?" He sold 60 million books though.

The doco mostly dealt with the current German research using modern methods and a theoretical research approach based upon gaining understanding of the society and culture of the Nazca people so as to place the geoglyphs in their proper context. Just looking at the glyphs won't tell you everything. You have to understand the people behind the glyphs. The history of the climate change that occurred in the region was crucial to understanding the course of events.

So, they are not really mysterious anymore. It seems these latest theories are fairly provable given the evidence of scientific information that the German researchers have come up with.
 

Moedred

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Greenpeace has been stomping around Peru, making sure super-polluting ancient astronauts can't find their way back to Earth.

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TheFedora

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Moedred said:
Greenpeace has been stomping around Peru, making sure super-polluting ancient astronauts can't find their way back to Earth.

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That makes me so mad... I read that the area around the lines are extremely fragile, to the point where the peruvian government does not want people stepping on it without special shoes. I find it ironic that GP did irreparable damage to an ancient monument...Peru is already demanding an apology.
 

TheFedora

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Stoo said:
Peru ALREADY received an apology from Greenpeace?a week ago.:rolleyes:

Okay, I didn't read that part, I admit. I read the part where the president of Greenpeace personally went to apologize?
 

Stoo

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TheFedora said:
Okay, I didn't read that part, I admit.
I learned of the apology from an actual person…last week. There is more to life than reading (or partially reading) articles on da intranetses.:p
 

Le Saboteur

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TheFedora said:
That makes me so mad... I read that the area around the lines are extremely fragile, to the point where the Peruvian government does not want people stepping on it without special shoes.

What about driving a truck through the Nazca lines?


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Laurel Wamsley said:
A magistrate concluded that there wasn't sufficient evidence to indicate the driver acted with intent, Peru21 reports. Peru's public minister announced that Nazca's prosecutor's office was appealing the judge's decision. The ministry had sought nine months of preventive detention and a $1,550 fine while the investigation continues, according to the newspaper.

Laurel Wamsley said:
The rig left "deep scars" across a 50 meter by 100 meter (104 feet by 328 feet) area, the Culture Ministry said, affecting the surface of the ancient site and damaging three of the geoglyphs.

Ministry of Culture's original statement can be read here (in Spanish).
 
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