Nazca Lines
Last updated 7 October 2019
(Nazca bird, n.d)
Nazca lines are giant designs marked into the ground in the desert of southern Peru. Who built them? And why?
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Nazca lines
The following Dewey numbers will also help:
- 001.94
- 930
- 985.27
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Print books
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eResources
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EBSCO – Australian/New Zealand Reference Centre
Bower, B. (2013). Lines in sand may be labyrinth. Science News, 183(1), 9. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Hall, S. S. (2010). Spirits in the Sand. National Geographic, 217(3), 56-79. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre.
Websites
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Ghose, T. (2015). Mysterious Nazca line geoglyphs formed ancient pilgrimage route. Retrieved from http://www.livescience.com/50699-nasca-lines-ritual-procession.html
Golomb, J. (n.d.). Nazca lines – the sacred landscape. Retrieved from http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/archaeology/nasca-lines/
Nazca lines. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/south-america/nazca-lines
Woollaston, V. (2014). Mystery of the Nazca lines deepens. Retrieved from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2715588/Mystery-Nazca-Lines-deepens-Gales-sandstorms-reveal-geoglyphs-snake-llama-Peruvian-desert.html
Videos
Kaschner, M. (Director/Writer). (2009). The secrets of Nazca [Video file]. Retrieved from ClickView database.
Discovery History. (2017, April 2). Discovery Channel mystery investigator Nazca lines [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIkPm5-7tBs
History Documentary. (2017, May 15). The mystery of Nazca lines [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0RXPcZcg8g
References
Nazca Bird [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.redicecreations.com/article.php?id=24593