The Culture of Sicán: Treasure Tomb From Peru's Desert Coast
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Description: An illustrated account of the archaeological discoveries and their interpretation, with a map of the site, and fact sheets to download.
A Treasure Tomb From Peru's Desert Coast Elite of Huaca Loro, Painting by Christiane Clados-Gold Mask, Flourishing from A.D. 800 to 1375, Sicán was a society of farmers, ceramic artisans, fishermen, and metalworkers. It built adobe - brick platform mounds for ceremonial and funerary purposes. The region, a broad river valley extending some 25 miles between the Pacific Ocean and the Andean foothills, is called Batán Grande. In 1978, surveying the area to prepare for fieldwork archaeologist Izumi Shimada found that looters had dug thousands of holes to reach tombs that contained gold ornaments and other valuables.
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