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Nazca Lines

What the Show Claims

  • Massive geoglyphs only visible from the air — created as landing strips for alien spacecraft
  • Animal and geometric figures are messages to beings in the sky
  • Nearby Palpa lines may indicate an alien mining operation for nitrate-based rocket fuel
  • Maria Reiche's astronomical calendar theory doesn't explain why they need to be so large
  • Newly discovered geoglyphs continue to be found using satellite imagery

What Archaeology Says

Created by the Nazca people between 500 BC and 500 AD by removing reddish surface stones to reveal lighter ground beneath. Experimental archaeology has shown small teams could create the lines using simple tools and string. The figures likely had ritual significance related to water and fertility, and are visible from nearby hillsides as well as the air.

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