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Research Question and Scholarly Sources

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Research Questions and Scholarly Sources      Although there are many theories concerning my topic, I have not been able to find much research or evidence on the subject of whether extraterrestrials played a major factor in the creation of the Nazca Lines. However, this theory captured my attention and I have developed a few research questions in order to pursue this myth:  

Scouting the Territory

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Since the first blog post, I have refined my topic by choosing to focus solely on the Nazca Lines. I believe this option will allow me to explore all possibilities of how and why these ancient ruins were created. By focusing on one myth instead of seven, it will allow me to better understand and research information and find evidence to develop a solid argument. The key terms I searched up were: Nazca Lines, Nazca Lines theories, and Nazca Lines Aliens. I found an episode of Ancient Aliens that uncovers the theories concerning the Nazca Lines that I wanted to discuss in my paper. In this episode, they discuss how different theorists believe that the Nazca Lines could be the work of extraterrestrial beings.  A book that seems to be linked to the Nazca Lines is Erich Von Daniken's book Chariot of the Gods which was published in 1968. This book discusses the possibility that extraterrestrial beings had an influence on ancient technology. He adopted a theory that these geoglyphs were c