For the related but later civilization, see Sican culture.
Huaca Rajada, also known as Sipán,[1] is a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru in the Lambayeque Valley, that is famous for the tomb of Lord of Sipán (El Señor de Sipán), excavated by Walter Alva and his wife Susana Meneses beginning in 1987. The city of Sipán is dated from 50–700 AD, the same time as the Moche Period.[2]
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HuacaRajada, also known as Sipán, is a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru in the Lambayeque Valley, that is famous for the tomb of Lord of Sipán...
culture produced architectural works, such as the Huacas del Sol y de la Luna and the HuacaRajada of Sipán. They were experts at cultivation in terraces...
of the Chiclayo metropolitan area. Other museums in Chiclayo are the HuacaRajada, similar to the Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum, and the Hans Heinrich Bruning...
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produced impressive architectural works, such as the Huacas del Sol y de la Luna and the HuacaRajada of Sipan. They were expert at cultivation in terraces...
From these finds, he and other scholars were able to determine that HuacaRajada, a group of three pyramids once thought to belong to the later Chimú...