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Maria Reiche’s 115th Birthday With Animated
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Maria Reiche was a German mathematician, archaeologist,
and technical translator who carried out research
into the Nazca Lines in Peru, beginning in
1940, and had success in gaining recognition
and preservation of the property.
Reiche was born in Dresden on May 15th, 1903,
and went on to study mathematics, astronomy,
and geography.
In 1932, she was selected from a slew of applicants
to take a job in Peru a move that would decide
the course of her life.
Working with historian Paul Kosok in 1941,
Reiche was first introduced to the ancient
figures, or geoglyphs, that stretch across
the pampa.
beginning in 1940, and had success in gaining
recognition and preservation of the property.
She helped educate people about this resource
and gain government recognition and preservation,
gaining her the title "Lady of the Lines".In
1995 the Nazca Lines were declared a UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
These are the Nazca Lines, and for decades,
Maria Reiche was their staunch guardian a
lone woman perched on a stepladder, bearing
a sextant, compass, broom, and mathematical
mind.
Reiche fully dedicated herself to the study
of the mysterious white shapes.
Using a measuring tape, sextant, and compass,
she measured almost 1000 lines, investigating
their astronomical orientation.
Reiche discovered that many of the Lines function
as markers for the summer solstice, and theorized
their builders used the figures as an astronomical
calendar.
(Today, the Lines are believed to have served
a more ceremonial purpose.)
Upon mapping the area (with the help of the
Peruvian Air Force), she discovered the figures
represent 18 different kinds of animals and
birds, in addition to hundreds of geometric
shapes.
Reiche’s immense dedication deeply endeared
her to the people of Peru, so much that in
1992 she was granted Peruvian citizenship,
and the Nazca airport is named after her.
In 1995, UNESCO declared the Nazca Lines a
World Heritage Site.
Today’s Doodle by Guille Comin depicts the
“Lady of the Lines” in her element on
what would have been her 115th birthday.
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