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    Walter Alva (born 28 June 1951), born Walter Alva Alva, is a Peruvian archaeologist specializing in the study and excavation of the prehistoric Moche culture...
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    Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric...
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    several Moche mummies found at Huaca Rajada, Sipán, Peru by archaeologist Walter Alva. The site was discovered in 1987. Some archaeologists consider this find...
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    vessels, necklaces and jewelry) found at Huaca Rajada by archeologist Walter Alva in 1987, including the Lord of Sipán and his entourage. The museum was...
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  • skateboarder, entrepreneur, and musician Violet Alva (1908–1969), Indian politician, wife of Joachim Alva Walter Alva (born 1951), Peruvian archaeologist This...
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    born in Jamesport, Missouri, the daughter of Letha (née McKinley) and Walter Alva Scott, an engineer and garage owner. Her mother was a second cousin of...
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    famous for the tomb of Lord of Sipán (El Señor de Sipán), excavated by Walter Alva and his wife Susana Meneses beginning in 1987. The city of Sipán is dated...
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    non-fiction account of the discovery, looting, and eventual recovery by Dr. Walter Alva of artifacts from the tombs in Sipan, Peru. Edgar Cayce: An American...
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    a large feline, and the beak of a bird. According to the team leader Walter Alva, "Cupisnique and Chavin shared the same gods and the same architectural...
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    arms for the cause. In November 2019, Peruvian archaeologists led by Walter Alva discovered a 3,000-year-old, 130 feet long megalithic 'water cult' temple...
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    oldest found in the Americas, as reported by the Peruvian archeologist Walter Alva. Lambayeque is also the home of King Kong milk candy, a popular dessert...
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    sculptures found thus far in South America. In 2007, the archaeologist Walter Alva and his team found a 4000-year-old temple with painted murals at Ventarrón...
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  • of social hierarchy. In November 2019, Peruvian archaeologists led by Walter Alva discovered a 3,000-year-old, 130 feet long megalithic temple with 21...
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    the hamlet of the same name (also known as La Grada). Archaeologist Walter Alva first excavated the ruin in 1979 and dated it to the pre-Chavin era about...
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    the northern coast. It contains a stairway leading to a fire altar. Walter Alva, the Peruvian archaeologist making the discovery, commented on the findings:...
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  • Veranus Alva Moore (April 13, 1859 – February 11, 1931) was a U.S. bacteriologist and pathologist. He was born in Hounsfield, New York. A Cornell University...
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    and chenopods, a relative of Quinoa. In 2019, Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva discovered the ruins of a megalithic temple in the Zaña Valley near Oyotun...
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    1971) was an American tenor known initially for his recordings on Thomas Alva Edison's Blue Amberol Records and later for his role in a scandal involving...
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    Alva Blanchard Adams (October 29, 1875 – December 1, 1941) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Pueblo, Colorado. He served nine years...
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  • Alva J. McClain (1888-1968) was the co-founder and first president of Grace Theological Seminary and Grace College. He served in that capacity from 1937...
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  • maximum-security Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Illinois. Busch, Alva (1995). Roadside Prey. Pinnacle. ISBN 978-0786002214. Hazelwood, Robert Roy;...
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    Alva Revista Fitch (September 10, 1907 – November 25, 1989) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army and was deputy director of Defense Intelligence...
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    archeologist, Julio C. Tello, in 1936. More recently in 1996, archeologist, Walter Alva, found the tomb of Guillermo of Illimo, that included the first discovery...
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  • province Chiclayo in Peru. In November 2019, Peruvian archaeologists led by Walter Alva discovered a 3,000-year-old, 130 feet long megalithic 'water cult' temple...
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    Walt Whitman (redirect from Walter Whitman)
    Walter Whitman Jr. (/ˈhwɪtmən/; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He is considered one of the most influential...
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    María Antonieta Alva Luperdi (born 7 March 1985) is Peruvian public administrator who served as Minister of Economy and Finance from October 2019 to November...
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    Johnson, and episode 654 of This American Life. "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2020. About the...
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    children, but Walter did assist in the raising of Alice's only child by her former marriage to Alva Archer Hall (1877–1942). After photography, Walter went back...
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  • LTC Alva Newte Temple (September 5, 1917 – August 28, 2004) was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces and combat fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter...
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  • The Alva Review-Courier is a weekly newspaper for Alva, Oklahoma, and surrounding areas. The newspaper was purchased in 1990 by Martin Broadcasting Corporation...
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