On this episode of The Sofa King Podcast, we look at one of the ancient mysteries of the world and explore the myth, truth, and science behind the enigmatic Nazca Lines. The Nazca Lines are massive glyphs drawn in the soil in Peru, and they date back a few thousand years, according to most scholars and some good old fashioned carbon dating. Many people think these enormous glyphs etched into the Peruvian soil are some sort of communication or landing pad for ancient aliens. Others think they are signs to the gods or even markers for agriculture areas or rare wells in this dry climate.

What’s unique about the Nazca Lines, for one thing, is the environment. They are only carved a few inches into the soil, but the presence of lime deposits, constant temperature, arid climate, and strange fog have left these things preserved. Keep in mind, simply walking on them can ruin them, so the fact that they exist several thousand years later is a bit miraculous.

Another unique feature is that they are apparently intended to be viewed from the air, but were constructed a people who predated aircraft by a few millennia. They are miles long in some cases and remarkably straight.

Why did these people actually build them? What techniques did they use? Was it religious or a feature of agriculture? Why do some scholars think these are “anti-constellations?” What did Greenpeace do to damage one of the glyphs, and why were they jerks about it? What’s up with the alien mummies? Listen, laugh, learn.

Nazca: Million theories why:  https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/esp_lineas_nazca_2.htm