Nazca Region

What the Show Claims

• ›Ancient Astronaut theorists claim the Nazca Lines were created as tribute to visiting extraterrestrial gods. The episode suggests the region's massive nitrate deposits may have been mined by advanced beings for rocket fuel and weaponry in the distant past.

What Archaeology Says

The Nazca Lines (ca. 500 BCE - 500 CE) were created by the Nazca culture for ritual purposes, likely ceremonial or religious in nature. Scholars believe they were made by removing dark pebbles to reveal lighter ground beneath, created by the local population with available technology.