# Nazca Lines — WHE Article Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/nazca-lines-whe-article-discussion/5287>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [March 10, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/nazca-lines-whe-article-discussion/5287 "2014-03-10T16:21:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/nazca-lines-whe-article-discussion/5287/1 "2014-03-10T16:21:33Z")

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The Nazca civilization flourished in southern Peru between 200 BCE and 600 CE and amongst their most famous legacies are the geoglyphs and lines - often referred to as Nazca Lines - along the eastern coast of Peru and northern Chile. The designs are stylized drawings of animals, plants and humans or simple lines connecting sacred sites or pointing to water sources.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/665/nazca-lines/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/665/nazca-lines/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/nazca-lines-whe-article-discussion/5287/2 "2026-07-29T00:46:17Z")

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