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How do you think the Nazca lines in peru got there?

Asked by wrestlemaniac (810points) August 8th, 2008

It’s a mystery to me and i can’t even sum up a thought, even though i’m a history guy. i want to believe aliens did it but that may be pushing it a bit.

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marcobacin's avatar

Aliens didn’t do it, just like they didn’t build Stone Henge and the Great Pyramids. People put them there. Perhaps ancient civilizations need to be given more credit. How did they do it? I don’t know but someone who knew nothing about our society may wonder someday how we got to the moon. It would be a travesty of those people copped out and claimed aliens helped us.

wrestlemaniac's avatar

Like i said it might be pushing it a little, but you know how some people are they belive all the things they hear. (I’m also part peruvian and the dating in which the lines were drawn was old, humans had to be very evolved to create such a wonder.)

marcobacin's avatar

I think pushing it a lot. I’m sure we both agree when I say there is zero chance aliens did this.

wrestlemaniac's avatar

alright you win, but i think we can both agree on that it was a remarkable feat to achieve in that time.

marcobacin's avatar

Absolutely. However, we may or may not know as much as we think we do about ancient civilization. Without being there, there is no such thing as 100% accuracy.

PupnTaco's avatar

Simple surveying tools and transposing drawn characters at a small scale onto a larger scale. It’s not that difficult, actually.

wrestlemaniac's avatar

with stone tools and sticks?

marcobacin's avatar

It wouldn’t appear to be that difficult to us, but an older civilization may have been doing something pretty ground breaking at the time.

PupnTaco's avatar

Yes, with stone tools and sticks, plus some rope.

wrestlemaniac's avatar

Sure let’s add it in the deal.

wrestlemaniac's avatar

Did you ever hear of Maria Reiche from Germany, She discovered Nazca lines with an American scientist.

wrestlemaniac's avatar

Well you should do some research you’d be surprised. :)

PupnTaco's avatar

OK, I just did and I found nothing surprising.

wrestlemaniac's avatar

Really, well you see it from your view and I see it from mine.

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