Early Civilizations in the Americas Almanac | Nazca Society

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The Nazca (pronounced NAHZ-cah) were a small, independent society that flourished between 100 B.C.E. and 700C.E. The Nazca people worked as farmers, skilled potters, and basket makers, and as a group they made significant advances in underground irrigation systems. They also made large-scale line drawings in the desert, which have endured into the twenty-first century. Many similar...