It is the mysterious town that drew the ‘Nazca lines’ in the desert plains of Peru. These geoglyphs of animal and other abstract forms are famous in the world. There is a mystery that surrounds it: what caused the disappearance of Nazca culture? Apparently, the indiscriminate felling that they themselves executed.
It is believed that it caused its own disappearance as a result of the mass felling of forests about 1,500 years ago. This culture is famous for the lines that describe large geometric animals or figures and that are more visible from the air. He was unable to grow enough food in the nearby valleys because the absence of trees ended up making the weather too dry.
“El Niño” phenomenon
The report is directed by the University of Cambridge. He maintains that the findings showed the need to take measures in the present to protect the arid lands today. «It is an ancient South American civilization that disappeared 1,500 years ago. He contributed to causing his own destruction damaging the fragile ecosystem that had allowed his flowering, ”the university explained in a statement.
The town of Nazca made the valleys that until then had been covered by the Huarango. It is a kind of tree capable of living more than a thousand years. It helps regulate fertility and soil composition. “Eventually they cut so many trees that reached a point where the arid ecosystem was already damaged irreparably.”
It was believed that the phenomenon of ‘the child’ (torrential rains and catastrophic floods) was responsible for its end. “Those were very peculiar forests,” they indicate. Huarango is a very useful tree to fix nitrogen on earth. It was an important food and fuel source for that people. Its extremely deep roots facilitate a microclimate, and its leaves provided fertility. Today, the remains of those forests are still decimated.
Current problem
The statement remembers that most people believe that Nazca lines (in the image, taken via satellite), on the desert plain, were sacred paths used in rituals. It has been speculated with wild theories, including that the lines were drawn by aliens.
Knowing the reason for the disappearance of Nazca culture highlights current emergencies. “Prehistory errors offer important lessons for our management of fragile arid regions in the present.” It was declared by Oliver Whaley, researcher at Royal Botanic Gardens.
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