Nazca Line Cactus

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Tobias Lange
published on 10 March 2014

A Nazca geoglyph depicting a cactus. The designs and lines created on the desert floor of southern Peru are known collectively as the 'Nazca Lines' and were made over several centuries between 200 BCE and 500 CE. Their exact purpose is not known.

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APA Style

Lange, T. (2014, March 10). Nazca Line Cactus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2367/nazca-line-cactus/

Chicago Style

Lange, Tobias. "Nazca Line Cactus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 10, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2367/nazca-line-cactus/.

MLA Style

Lange, Tobias. "Nazca Line Cactus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Mar 2014. Web. 23 Mar 2023.

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