The Temple of the Fox: America’s oldest astronomical temple and its very first observatory. Evidence perhaps of knowledge that may be the key to unlocking one of the ancient world’s most baffling mysteries. What is the true purpose of the Nazca lines of Peru? Ancient X Files: Holy Shroud & Star God Temple, National Geographic 2010
At dawn on the longest day in the southern hemisphere sunlight gradually moved across the temple, entered the chamber and then hit the frowning face. ibid.
The giant condor can only be seen from the air and is apparently pointing towards the Milky Way. ibid.
While the Greeks and Egyptians were studying the stars, the ancient Andean civilisations were looking to the dark spaces between them. ibid.
The Lines themselves are superficial, they are only 10 to 30 cm deep and could be washed away ... Nazca has only ever received a small amount of rain. But now there are great changes to the weather all over the world. The Lines cannot resist heavy rain without being damaged. Viktoria Nikitzki, Maria Reiche Centre
They have been called the World’s Greatest Archaeological Enigma. 2,000-year-old drawings so massive they can only be seen from the air. But what are they are why were they created? History’s Greatest Mysteries s4e19: Unlocking the Secrets of the Nazca Lines, History 2023