"The Nazca Lines..."

Located...

... in southern Peru, one can find the Nazca Desert... which is home to the 'Nazca Lines'...   there was a native civilization that lived in that region from about 200 BC - 650 AD...  the Nazca... of course, there are other civilizations that date back to around 2400 BC... 

This area of the Desert is roughly a mile wide and thirty-seven (37) miles long.  The designs are of two types:  biomorphs and geoglyphs...  The biomorphs consist of  70 animal and plant forms and shapes...

One of the misconceptions is that they are invisible to the naked eye when at ground level.  This isn't true, of course, but they are difficult to see and recognize... while from the sky, the shapes are perfectly clear and the lines are amazingly straight.

Some have suggested that these designs may have some connection to life forms from other planets... alien-made if you will... and that the lines, which do seem so similar to runways at airports, may have served as navigational devices for some kind of airships, or even UFOs.

The designs seem to have been made by simply wiping away the iron oxide pebbles that  cover the ground. This would leave the white sands underneath... and since the climate is virtually wind-free, the designs would/could last for eons... and granted, if they are as old as suggested, that's exactly what has happened.

One scientist has proposed that maybe the designs were orchestrated either by some people in the earliest of hot air balloons, or even some form of space craft.

Evidence exists that human sacrifice was performed among these designs, which  would indicate that the designs served some sort of religious purpose...

Eight mummy bundles, such as the one above, have been  discovered scattered among the site.  Each of the figures were headless, which  would indicate decapitation... and were accompanied by a jar that was painted to resemble a head... complete with eyes and other facial features.  Within the mummy bundles, the guest of honor was in a seated fetal position.

The Nazcas were known to be head 'collectors'... so it's possible that these individual could have been captives that were doomed for sacrifice.

I am always amazed at what ancient cultures were able to do... their skill sets had to be have been much greater than for which we ever gave them credit.  The Nazca Lines are one of three man-made objects that are visible from Outer Space.

I guess the inspiration to write about this came to me this morning... I had the TV on while I was getting ready for work... and Giorgio was on... talking about the Nazca Lines...

... and aliens...

SURPRISE!!!!

~shoes~