Question 1
1. This was particularly peculiar as synaesthesia is predominantly considered to be a hereditary condition, and the findings suggested that a synaesthete’s environment might play a determining role in establishing synaesthetic associations.
Most scientists believe that synaesthesia runs in families.
Question 2
2. At one time or another, the Nasca Lines have been explained as roads, irrigation plans, images to be appreciated from primitive hot air balloons, and even—most bizarrely—landing strips for alien spacecraft.
There have been a number of theories about the purpose of the Nasca geoglyphs.
Question 3
3. Maria Reiche made the first formal surveys of the Nasca geoglyphs. Although her own preferred theory—that the lines represented features of an astronomical calendar—has been largely discredited, Reiche played a critically important role in conserving the geoglyphs for a half-century.
Today, most people still agree with Maria Reiche’s opinion on the geoglyphs.
Question 4
4. Recent examinations of the line drawings of the region indicate that they were not made at one time, in one place, for one purpose. Many have been superimposed on older ones, with erasures and overwritings complicating their interpretation.
The shapes of the geoglyphs remained constant throughout the Nasca period.
Question 5
5. The Spondylus shell was a very important religious symbol for agricultural fertility, and is connected in certain activities to praying for relief from drought.
The Spondylus shell suggests a link between the geoglyphs and the importance of water.
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