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Ancient Desert Glyphs Pointed Way To Fairgrounds

Posted by samzenpus on from the here-to-there dept.

sciencehabit (1205606) writes "Seen from above, the jagged rocks strewn about the Chincha Valley desert in Peru seem inconspicuous. But stand in the desert itself and these rocks form lines that stretch toward the horizon. Researchers have found that these lines were probably ancient signposts for the Paracas culture more than 2000 years ago, guiding people across the desert to gathering places for the winter solstice."

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  1. Their first clue... by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 1

    ...was the fossilized funnel cakes.

    1. Re:Their first clue... by greenwow · · Score: 1

      ...was the fossilized funnel cakes.

      What? Fossils are not created that quickly. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F... , "fossils range in age from the youngest at the start of the Holocene Epoch to the oldest from the Archaean Eon, up to 3.48 billion years old." The Holocene Epoch started about 12,000 years ago. These markers are only a little more than 2,000 years old. Got proof to backup your claim?

    2. Re: Their first clue... by caveqat101 · · Score: 1

      Damn, missed the honey soaked sloth. Where where? They are using the basic rules of organization. Of family,community, and larger groupings as tribe. Close enough to help, far enough away for survival Ina a desert climate.

    3. Re:Their first clue... by thunderclap · · Score: 1
      http://fakefossils.webs.com/ fake fossils are possible. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Fo... How to make fossils. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L... Guess what: you can make plaster from limestone, sand and water. So you yes you could actually make a fossil of a Funnel cake.

      Lime plaster is type of plaster composed of hydrated lime (slaked lime), sand and water. Lime plaster is similar to Lime mortar, the main difference is based on use rather than composition. Traditional lime plaster also contains horse hair for reinforcement.

      So can all of you who are ignorant and offended go to reddit, 4chan or digg please. Thanks.

  2. Logical by nowsharing · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The Nazca Lines Alien Conspiracy fucktards will never buy into such a simple, logically formulated theory.

    1. Re:Logical by thephydes · · Score: 3, Insightful

      That's probably because it is easier to turn your brain off and believe in aliens, than to conduct real research and produce logical conclusions from it.

    2. Re:Logical by Guido+von+Guido+II · · Score: 2

      Ok. So what do the Nazca lines point to? I'm not saying it's aliens but if you're going to talk like a bitch, you're going to get called out for it.

      Since the Paracas culture immediately preceded the Nazca culture in the same region, my first guess would be that they used them for the same purpose.

    3. Re:Logical by Draugo · · Score: 1

      Hey, one of their most famous proponents is a Centauri, what do you expect.

    4. Re: Logical by thephydes · · Score: 1

      And you don't have a fucking clue either. Come up with a better, evidence-based solution or shut the fuck up. At least the guess was based on fact - Paraca's preceded Nazca's - rather than some bullshit theory dressed up as "science".

    5. Re:Logical by slashmydots · · Score: 1

      You're forgetting the golden rule! Given a set of evidence, the simplest explanation is always the one that won't get a special on the History channel.

    6. Re:Logical by maharvey · · Score: 1

      God is lazy and believes in aliens too?

  3. Got your citation right here, buddy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    Citation

  4. And at the Paracas Fair... by Baldrson · · Score: 1

    They had a freak show featuring the conehead family.

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    Seastead this.
  5. Like Six Flags, without the coasters by blagooly · · Score: 1

    I thought a glyph was like a nymph? If they pointed to that, a lot of folks would have showed up. That still may be true. Probably someone decided that was a bad idea. Then, boom, there went the neighborhood. Folks just stopped showing up.

  6. Desert Glyph? by Tablizer · · Score: 1

    Some things never really change.

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    Table-ized A.I.
  7. Chartiots of the Gods by tomhath · · Score: 1

    Everybody knows those glyphs were road maps for the aliens who created life here on Earth.

  8. Re: Stupidity on display above.. by thunderclap · · Score: 1
    The article above:

    There are also three large mounds in the desert that contain the remains of maize and sugarcane that definitely came from 400 to 100 B.C.E

    Wikipedia on Funnel cakes:

    Funnel cakes are made by pouring batter into hot cooking oil in a circular pattern and deep frying the overlapping mass until golden-brown. When made at concession stands, a pitcher with an integral funnel spout is employed. Funnel cakes are typically served plain with powdered sugar , or with jam, cinnamon, Nutella, fresh fruit, or other toppings.

    What makes you assume that 'white trash' only eat funnel cakes? Also you make several derisive and racists statements. Hence you got a car because you obviously didn't read the article. Nor do you know how to make funnel cakes. surprise surprise, you can make funnel cakes with maize. All you need is hot oil which was also readily available during that time period. Next time you decide to have your mouth tell your fingers to write a check your body can't cash hit the little red x and STFU your ignorance. It's unwanted.

  9. Re:Obama lied, patients died by thunderclap · · Score: 1

    wtf does this have to with the Chincha Valley desert in Peru and funnel cakes? Nothing.