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    The Lord of Sipán (El Señor de Sipán) is the name given to the first of several Moche mummies found at Huaca Rajada, Sipán, Peru by archaeologist Walter...
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    Huaca Rajada (redirect from Lord Sipán)
    as Sipán, is a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru in the Lambayeque Valley, that is famous for the tomb of Lord of Sipán (El Señor de Sipán), excavated...
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  • Sipan may refer to: Sipán, a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru Šipan, a Croatian island Mount Sipan, a mountain near Lake Van Sipan, Armenia Sipán...
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    Moche culture (category Prehistory of Peru)
    Libertad Region, Peru. Chimu Empire, heavily influenced inheritors of the Moche Cultural periods of Peru El Señor de Sipán (the Lord of Sipán) Moche Crawling...
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    The Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum (Spanish: Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán) is a museum in Lambayeque, Peru. It contains most of the important artifacts (ceremonial...
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    Chiclayo (redirect from Chiclayo, Peru)
    Moche culture, which dominated Northern Peru 100 to 700 AD. The Lord of Sipán was the ruler of the Moche and the Sipán mummies are the most popular tourist...
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    works, such as the Huacas del Sol y de la Luna and the Huaca Rajada of Sipán. They were experts at cultivation in terraces and hydraulic engineering...
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    eventual recovery by Dr. Walter Alva of artifacts from the tombs in Sipan, Peru. Edgar Cayce: An American Prophet (pub. 2000) ISBN 978-1-57322-896-1...
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    Tumba Real (Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum), established in 2002, contains artefacts from the Moche tombs of the Lord of Sipan, of which fourteen have been...
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    double spout and bridge vessel, Ica, Peru The Lord of Sipán Chan Chan Heather Whipps, "Peruvian Canals Most Ancient in New World", LiveScience, 23 December...
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    encompassing much of modern-day Peru and Bolivia. They were succeeded by powerful city-states such as Chancay, Sipán, and Cajamarca, and two empires:...
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    held this position until the discovery of the rich Moche burials at Sipán, Peru and the recent[when?] discoveries at Copan and Calakmul. Beside the attention...
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  • sites in Peru are numerous and diverse, representing different aspects including temples and fortresses of the various cultures of ancient Peru, such as...
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    Walter Alva (category Recipients of the Order of the Sun of Peru)
    Museum in Lambayeque, Peru. He advanced to the post of director there. In 1987, Alva was called by police to investigate a site at Sipán, where huaqueros (grave...
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  • works, such as the Huacas del Sol y de la Luna and the Huaca Rajada of Sipan. They were expert at cultivation in terraces and hydraulic engineering and...
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    recognized of all the ruins of Peru and therefore receive the most tourists. The other popular ruins are those of Chan Chan, Sipán, Kuelap, Nazca Lines, Ollantaytambo...
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  • Trujillo, Trujillo Universidad de Piura (UDEP), Piura Universidad Señor de Sipan, Lambayeque Antenor Orrego Private University, Trujillo Catholic University...
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    15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). Often referred to as the...
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    (link) Sugar Production in Peru (in Spanish) Rice Production in Peru (in Spanish) Olmos Project Information Chiclayo map Museo Sipan Archived 2022-04-08 at...
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  • currently the Peruvian Army Museum) Regional Historical Museum of Cusco, house of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Brüning Museum Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum Sicán...
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    Cusco (redirect from Cuzco, Peru)
    Quechua: Qosqo or Qusqu, pronounced [ˈqɔsqɔ]) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river...
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    "The treasure of gold and silver artifacts from the royal tombs of Sipan, Peru – a study on the Moche metalworking techniques". Materials Characterization...
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    Qenko (redirect from Kenko, Peru)
    Quechua for "zig-zag") is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, about 6 km north...
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    associated with the Moche culture is called Sipán. The site is most famous for the burial of the Lord of Sipán. In this burial, remains of a dog can be found...
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    in the Echarate District of La Convención Province in the Cuzco Region of Peru. Vilcabamba, in Quechua, means "sacred plain". The modern name for the Inca...
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  • Nivardo Córdova Salinas (category Peruvian writers)
    University (UCV), at the Private University of the North (UPN), at the Lord of Sipán University (USS) and at the University of San Martín de Porres (USMP). He...
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    Pampa Grande (category Geography of Peru)
    AD), the city was a major regional capital. Another famous Moche site, Sipán, is located only about 10 km west from Pampa Grande along the Chancay River...
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    Valley, is a valley in the Andes of Peru, north of the Inca capital of Cusco. It is located in the present-day Peruvian region of Cusco. In colonial documents...
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    noted for their metallurgy (such as that found in the tomb of the Lord of Sipán), as well as their architectural prowess, such as the Huaca de la Luna and...
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    from a farmhouse in Brazil. Looting of the Royal Tomb of the Lord of Sipán in Peru. Recovery: extremely rare 2,000-year-old golden Pre-Columbian piece...
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