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Lord of Sipán
The Lord of Sipán is the name given to a Moche ruler whose undisturbed tomb was discovered in 1987 at Huaca Rajada near Sipán on the north coast of Peru by the archaeologist Walter Alva. Buried around 250 CE with gold, silver and copper regalia and sacrificed attendants, he is thought to have been a warrior-priest. The find transformed understanding of Moche society.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lord of Sipán. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lord-of-sipan
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