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I want to take a look at those puquios, the spiral holes of the Nazca cultures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puquios
“Puquios are an ancient system of subterranean aqueducts believed to have been built by both the Paracas and Nasca cultures in the region of present-day Nazca, Peru. The former group occupied the area roughly between 800 BCE and 200 BCE, and the Nasca from 200 BCE to 650 CE[1] near the city of Nazca, Peru.
The technology of puquios is similar to that of the qanats of Iran and Makhmour/Iraq, and other ancient filtration galleries known in numerous societies in the Old World and China, which appear to have been developed independently.[2] They are a sophisticated way to provide water from underground aquifers in arid regions. The Nasca also constructed the elaborate projects in this region known as the Nazca lines.”
>> Impressive architectural precission and terrain knowledge is needed to build those puquios but somehow similar ones were built in Persia and Mesopotamia.
“Of 36 known puquios in Peru, most still function and are relied upon to bring fresh water into the desert.
The puquios first became a subject of study in the early 20th century, although they had been known before, but historic evidence was scarce. The puquios have never been fully mapped, nor excavated.[5] For some time, scholars disagreed on whether they were built by pre-Hispanic peoples or during the Spanish colonial era, because of a lack of evidence.”
>> Hm! I wonder why is that? Maybe it’s because we find them both in the Paracas and Nazca cultures? No need to go digging there, right? So now we should add the puquios to the list of the geoglyphs and other stuff that we can use to compare the Nazca and Paracas cultures. Anons……one or two is a coincidence, but when it comes to the links between both cultures there are just too many here to ignore or label as a coincidence.
“Satellite imaging in the 21st century has revealed that the system was more extensive in the Nasca region than previously thought. Scholars have been able to see how the "puquios were distributed across the Nasca region, and where they ran in relation to nearby settlements – which are easier to date." The Italian team that conducted this study concluded in 2016 that the puquios are pre-Hispanic.[3] In addition, RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems), or drones were used in 2016 to map and document five sample aqueduct systems in the Nazca region.”
>> If this is done properly, we can map the entire GRID and maybe finally know the extent of the Nazca culture influence….and MAYBE, just maybe, find the Nazca settlement centers and villages. Remember anons: where there is human habitation water is needed and stored, not just for agriculture, but for daily life use.
“Age and makers
For decades, scholars disagreed about when the aqueducts were built. Both before and after the time of the Spanish Empire, historical references to these structures has been lacking. None of the early commentators described the filtration galleries as something they observed in the region. Such galleries had long been used in Spain and other Iberian areas.
Some archaeologists contend that the puquios were built by Pre-Hispanic people around 540 CE in response to two prolonged droughts during that time.
The first known historical writing to refer to them was in 1605 by Reginaldo de Lizárraga. Some scholars believe this suggests that the works were built by the Spanish.[7] But none of the available Spanish texts mentions a project to build the puquios,[8] nor do they describe such existing water systems.”
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