![]() ![]() Offerings have been found at these points, including conch shells. These have been dubbed “ray centers,” spots where lines converge. In fact, ancient underground water channels are sometimes marked on the surface by Nasca geoglyphs, particularly at the points of intersection. Snow pack melts high in the mountains and becomes runoff and a vital source of water for the coast. Some lines also seem to point in the direction of the mountains-the origin of fresh water for the desert South Coast of Peru. It has been suggested that the lines were intended to be visible to the gods in the mountains. In Andean mythology the mountains are revered as the home of the gods. In a desert, water is the most important commodity. Some geoglyphs may deal with fertility for crops others may be associated with the water needed to raise the crops. Straight lines could be created by extending cords, one on each side of the line, between two wooden stakes (some of which have been recovered) that guided workers and allowed for the creation of sight lines.Īmong the most promising recent theories, archaeologists have begun to secure a link between the geoglyphs and farming, which sustained the Nasca people. The extracted darker stones were placed at the edges of the lines, forming a border that accented the lighter lines within. Once removed, the lighter stones below became visible, forming the famous Nasca Lines. Most geoglyphs were formed by removing weathered stones from the desert floor, stones that had developed a dark patina known as “desert varnish” on their surface. Despite the impressive scale of the geoglyphs, these remarkable works did not require complex technology. The construction of the geoglyphs are thought to represent organized labor where a small group of individuals directed the design and creation of the lines, a process that may have strengthened the social unity of the community. The East Field Pictogram from the air.Since the Nasca geoglyphs are so large, it seems clear they were constructed by organized groups of people and that no single artist made them. The timeline and exhibition features the most essential events, topics, facts and factoids from ‘Before and After 1990’. Throughout the years that followed a sudden increase and shift took place in crop circle designs, size, numbers and locations. The event preluded a new era in modern crop circle history. ![]() Research organizations multiplied in numbers. Thousands came to Wiltshire to experience them first hand. The event made headlines and awakened a worldwide interest in the crop circle phenomenon. long-drawn pictogram in East Field, near the parishes Alton Barnes, Alton Priors and Honeystreet in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire. This situation changed fundamentally on 12th July 1990 with the mysterious appearance of a 600ft. Originally published by Ordnance Survey, Southampton, 1878-1890.įor many centuries crop circles were mainly small and simple in design, and the phenomenon was relatively unknown to the general public. ![]() The East Field on Andrews’ and Dury’s Map of Wiltshire, in 1773. And that happened only a mile from Honeystreet where our Crop Circle Visitors Centre & Exhibition is located, see map below.įig. But it t would take another four centuries (1990) for the phenomenon to become known worldwide. ![]() However, these orally past tales are hard to date.Īs soon as written documents came into use, events appearing to be crop circles became part of written history. The oldest document that was found so far is a report of a witch trial held in 1590. The first descriptions of what we would today call ‘crop circles’ can be found in legends, folklore and fairy tales spread over different continents. However, the truth is different as the history of crop circles dates back many decades, centuries and maybe even millennia and reaches much further than only Great Britain. How old is the crop circle phenomenon? Most people think that we are dealing with a modern contemporary phenomenon only, born out of the blue in the 1970s in England. ![]()
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