Four tombs have been found in Sipan's Huaca Rajada, near the
coastal city of Chiclayo. The huaca is a mausoleum built by the
Moche culture that ruled the northern coast of
Peru from the
time of Christ to 700 AD, centuries prior to the Incas.
Spiderman:
One of
the most spectacular items
found in the tomb of
the "Old Lord of Sipan"
was a necklace composed of ten
beads, each depicting a spider in the center of its web with a
body in the form of a human head.
See also:The
Lord of Sipan "King Tutankhamen of the Americas" in
Chiclayo, Peru - Sipan and Geometric
Art
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