The Peru Renown Nazca Lines & Chavin Religion-Not of Interest to Indo-European.

Archaeological site in Peru

Description:  The Nazca Lines in southern Peru are a group of pre-Columbian geoglyphs etched into desert sands. Covering an area of nearly 1,000 sq. kilometers, there are about 300 different figures, including animals and plants. Composed of over 10,000 lines, some of which measure 30 meters wide and stretch more than 9 kilometers, the figures are most visible from the air or nearby hilltops...The group of large geoglyphs formed in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru desert is known as Nazca lines. They were created around 500 BC. They contain drawings of animals and plants. One common similarity between the Nazca lines and Stonehenge is that they both were created during ancient times... What are the theories behind the Nazca Lines? The theory most accepted by scientists is that the lines were a calendar. According to Maria Reiche, a German woman who spent her life studying the lines, the drawings form a schedule and a map; the countless lines that cross the desert in all directions were used to observe the movements of the Sun and the Moon''''Deities. Deities were an important element in Chavín religious practice. Most important to the Chavín was the Lanzón, the most central deity in Chavín culture, making the Lanzón central to religious practices. It is believed to be a founding ancestor who had oracle powers.