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Spirits in the Sand
The ancient Nasca lines of Peru shed their secrets
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huarango tree sprouts above a human face on this jar from La Tiza. Found in a tomb beside a decapitated body, the vessel may have served as a proxy for a head severed in a sacrifice. ]]>
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