Izumi Shimada

Professor of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University

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Professor of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University, he launched the Sicán Archaeological Project in 1978

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Archaeologists working in Peru announced yesterday that they have made an important find, a complex of tombs that casts new light on the Sicán culture, which pre-dates the Incas.

Archeologists Excavate 1000 Year-Old Tombs in Northern Peru

Archaeologists working in Peru announced yesterday that they have made an important find, a complex of tombs that casts new light on the Sicán culture, which pre-dates the Incas.

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