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🔘Tomb
of
The
Lord
of
Sipán🔘
⚫An
enormous
complex
of
Moche
culture
tombs
was
unearthed
in
1987
at
Sipán
on
the
North
coast
of
Peru.
⚫The
most
famous
of
the
tombs
belonged
to
The
Lord
of
Sipán,
a
Mochican
warrior
priest
who
was
buried
among
dazzling
treasures.
⚫There
was
a
Guardian
protecting
the
tomb,he
had
been
buried
in
a
sitting
position
and
his
feet
had
been
amputated
to
prevent
him
leaving
his
sentry
position.
⚫The
Lord
of
Sipán
was
aged
35-45
years
old
at
the
time
of
his
death,
and
is
known
to
have
ruled
the
Lambayeque
Valley
in
the
late
3
rd
century
AD.
⚫The
leader
was
found
adorned
in
gold,
silver,
and
copper
jewellery
and
ornaments,
including
an
enormous
crescent
headdress
with
feathers,
a
face
mask,
several
pectorals
composed
of
hundreds
of
shell
beads,
necklaces,
nose
rings,
ear
rings,
a
gold
and
silver
sceptre
and
banners
of
gilded
metal
sewn
onto
cotton
cloth.
⚫There
were
six
other
people
buried
with
the
warrior
priest
:
three
young
women
dressed
in
ceremonial
clothes
placed
at
the
head
and
foot
of
his
coffin
,
two
males
with
amputated
feet
on
the
long
sides
(possibly
warriors
who
were
sacrificed
to
accompany
their
lord),
and
a
child
of
about
nine
or
ten
years
of
age,
placed
at
the
head
of
his
coffin.
⚫Also
remains
of
a
third
male
on
the
roof
of
the
burial
chamber
sitting
in
a
niche
overlooking
the
chamber
and
a
dog,
which
may
have
been
the
Lord
of
Sipan's
favorite
pet,
and
two
llamas,
which
were
probably
offerings.
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