What Do We Know About the Nazca Lines?
(Book)

How did the mysteriousimages high in the Nazca Desert in Peru come to be? Find out the truth about these ancient figures in the soil thatcan only be fully seen from high above the Nazca plain.Presenting What Do We Know About?, an exciting extension of the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series!The Nazca Lines in Peru have mystified people around the world for centuries. The famous figures, sometimes called geoglyphs,includea hummingbird, a spider, a fish, a monkey, a dog, a cat, human-like figures, geometric designs,and more.Theseamazing images were believed to have been created between 500 B.C.E. and 500 C.E., and no one is quite sure how or why they were created. Some historians believe that they are anicent irrigation systems, but other researchers believe in a more paranormal origin story. Were the Nazca Lines created by ancient cultures thousands of years ago, or could they have been alien landing sites? Find out the truth about the Nazca Lines in this book for young readers.