The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), the Central Florida Society of the AIA, and the UCF Department of Anthropology present a Nadzia Borowski Series Lecture by Dr. Christina Conlee.
Dr. Conlee is with the Department of Anthropology, Texas State University at San Marcos, and holds her degrees from the University of California at Santa Barbara (Ph.D. and M.A.) and University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A.). Her research interests are complex societies, foundations and relations of power, state collapse, ceramic analysis, migration, mortuary practices and human sacrifice, isotopic analysis and Andean prehistory.
Abstract: Sacred Spaces and Human Sacrifice: The Nasca Lines in their Cultural and Religious Context
The Nasca Lines of southern Peru have long been an enigma for archaeologists and lay people alike. Many theories have been proposed about what they were used for and why they were constructed. In the last 20 years archaeologists have learned much more about the ancient Nasca people and we are now able to understand the lines as an important part of their religion. These were sacred places where ceremonies were performed and offerings were made to ensure fertility and the continuation of society.
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