Antiquity Vol 65:247, 1991 pp 208-220 - Helaine Silverman and David Browne - New evidence for the date of the Nazca lines

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Volume: 65 Number: 247 Page: 208–220

New evidence for the date of the Nazca lines

Helaine Silverman¹ and David Browne²

¹Helaine Silverman, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Urbana IL 61801, USA ²David Browne. Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales, Crown Building, Plas Crug. Aberystwyth SY23 2HP

Surface features that possess no useful stratigraphy and are not, by their own nature, informative about their age, are notoriously hard to date. A study of associations now defines with good confidence the dates of the surface arrangements of stones and of cleared areas that make up some of the celebrated Nazca lines, Peru.