Mysteries of Peru: The Lines (1985) (no video link)
Title
Mysteries of Peru: The Lines (1985) (no video link)
Subject
Nazca culture--Peru
Indians of South America--Antiquities
Nazca Lines Site (Peru)
Indians of South America--Peru--Antiquities
Astronomy
URL
No video link found. This content is associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library originally recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. No link has yet been found to provide online access and the original videotape has not yet been digitized.
Description
Content description from WorldCat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/mysteries-of-peru-v-1-the-lines/oclc/63155544):
Discusses the mystery of the lines on the Nazca plain in the Andes, which were a feat for a primitive people to create since many of them can only be seen from an aerial view. They take the form of straight lines, giant animals, and radiating hubs. Various theories have been posed about their function and origin, including astronomical, images to please the gods, or divisions for social groups.
Ephemera: none available.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Discusses the mystery of the lines on the Nazca plain in the Andes, which were a feat for a primitive people to create since many of them can only be seen from an aerial view. They take the form of straight lines, giant animals, and radiating hubs. Various theories have been posed about their function and origin, including astronomical, images to please the gods, or divisions for social groups.
Ephemera: none available.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Peter Spry-Leverton (producer and director)
Peter Greenhalgh (photography)
Publisher
Central Productions for Channel Four
Date
1985
Citation
“Mysteries of Peru: The Lines (1985) (no video link),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections at Arizona State University, accessed October 11, 2026, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/671.