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Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

Event archaeological Americas

Nazca Lines

500 BCE

Mysterious ancient geoglyphs etched into the Peruvian…

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Geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, Peru

Nazca lines on Wikipedia.

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Landmark · Americas

Nazca Lines

500 BCE – still standing

Mysterious ancient geoglyphs etched into the Peruvian desert

Standing in 500 BCE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Chorrera Polity · Americas 1500 BCE – 100 BCE Curonian Spit Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Rwenzori Mountains Landmark · Africa 3000 BCE – still standing Mount Etna Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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500 BCE Bukhara 500 BCE Roman Forum 500 BCE Monte Albán 500 BCE Afrasiab (Ancient Samarkand) 500 BCE Aden 500 BCE Anuradhapura

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Nazca lines Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0