Thanks to various forms of modern technology, a greater understanding of ancient cultures is in our grasp. Take the Nazca lines, for example — stretching for about 50 miles on the Pampas de Jumana in southern Peru, the Nazca lines are a cluster of distinctive geoglyphs created between 400 and 650 A.D. The catch? They can only truly be seen from above. Because of that … [Read more...]