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In southern Peru lies one of mankinds greatest mysteries 1000s of giant shapes etched into the desert sands We reveal who made them and why Etched as if by giants onto the arid moonscape of Perus southern desert lies one of mans greatest mysteries the Nasca Lines More than 15000 geometric and animallike patterns have been discovered crisscrossing the pampas like a vast puzzle Who built them and what was their purpose Ancient racetracks landing strips for aliens or perhaps a giant astronomical calendar And are the Lines connected to the gruesome discovery of large caches of severed human heads Now after decades of misunderstanding modern archaeology may finally have the answer Excavations in the surrounding mountains are uncovering extraordinary clues about the people who made them and why A long since vanished people called the Nasca flourished here between 200BC and 700AD But the harsh environment led them to extreme measures in order to survive
