Chan Chan: Peruvian archaeologists find 17 500-year-old wood statuettes

The largest Pre-Columbian city in South America, Chan Chan is an archaeological site located in the Peruvian region of La Libertad, five km east of Trujillo.

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Chan Chan Archaeological Zone: Sea Otters on the Wall. Trujillo, Peru

Golden Rectangle
Successive Golden Rectangles dividing a Golden Rectangle into squares.

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Studies reveal genetic links between Pre-Inca Mochicas and Japanese

A study of ancient reveals an interesting finding. The second phase of the research will analyze the DNA of the descendants.
To confirm the ties that existed between the people of Lambayeque, Peru and citizens of other parts of the ancient world, Dr. Ken-Ichi Shinoda conducted during three years, a series of DNA analysis, with support from U.S. laboratories, under the coordination of the head of the Archaeological Project Sicán, Izumi Shimada.



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Pre-Incan tomb 1700 years old found in Peru

A Canadian-led team of archaeologists has unearthed the 1,700 year-old tomb of a leader of the pre-Columbian Moche culture in northern Peru, the scientists said.
Canadian archaeologist Steve Bourget said the tomb was discovered in the Ucupe dig 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Chiclayo on Peru's northern coastal plain.
The leader's remains were found, decorated with pieces of copper, in a wooden sarcophagus. July 6, 2008. Source AFP.



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The Lord of Sipan and Geometric Art

The Lord of Sipan was revealed to the world in 1987. He reigned approximately 200 A.D. and died about 40 years of age. Sipan is located in the northern part of Peru, close to the coast, in the middle of Lambayeque Valley, 35 Kms. at east of Chiclayo.



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Lord of Sipan: Pre-Inca Spiderman

One of the most spectacular items found in the tomb of the "Old Lord of Sipan" was a necklace composed of ten gold beads, each depicting a spider in the center of its web with a body in the form of a human head.



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An ancient Peruvian treasure found in London

A PRICELESS ancient Peruvian headdress dating back to AD700 has been recovered after an international operation lured the looter to Britain. The Pre-Inca Mochica or Moche civilization flourished for about 1,000 years between 200BC and AD700 on the northern coast of Peru.



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Pre Inca Woman with tattoos found in Peru Pyramid

A female mummy, baptized the Lady of Cao, with complex tattoos on her arms has been found in a ceremonial burial site in Peru



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Geometry and Cultures, Gold Tumi

Gold Tumi
Gold ceremonial axe with inlaid turquoise representing probably the pre Inca lord Naylamp. The word Tumi originates from the ancient Moche culture and was the name given to a sacrificial knife (Peru 200BC-600AD).



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The Lord of Sipan: The Gold Mask

Sipan's treasures show us the Moche culture's ability with several metals: gold, silver, copper and precious stones in fine quality and a mastery in metallurgy unrivaled in the Americas: masks, necklaces, earrings and other elaborate jewelry.

The Moche treasures are exhibited in the Bruning Museum in the city of Lambayeque, only a few miles from Chiclayo.



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The Lord of Sipan

The Lord of Sipan, "King Tutankhamen of the Americas" in Chiclayo, Peru. The Lord of Sipan was revealed to the world in 1987. He reigned approximately 200 A.D. and died about 40 years of age. Sipan is located in the northern part of Peru, close to the coast, in the middle of Lambayeque Valley, 35 Kms. at east of Chiclayo.


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