Nazca Lines Decoded After a Century of Research

Now on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/57DWFx0n8eUmRyAMGTnWIOLike share Subscribe! For more than a century, the vast geoglyphs of Peru’s Nazca Desert have puzzled archaeologists, historians, and visitors. Cut into the desert floor on a scale only fully visible from the air, the lines form immense animals, human figures, geometric designs, and straight paths stretching across the arid plateau. Were they astronomical markers, sacred routes, offerings to the gods, signs linked to water, or part of ceremonies carried out by the Nazca people? This episode follows the major discoveries, theories, and field studies that have changed how the lines are understood. From early aerial surveys and the work of Maria Reiche to recent satellite mapping and artificial intelligence, we trace how hundreds of previously unknown figures have been found and how a century of research may finally be bringing the purpose of the Nazca Lines into focus.