Archaeologist presents findings that parallel different civilizations in Peru
Archaeologist presents findings that parallel different civilizations in Peru
Published on April 28, 2014 at 1:28 am
Last update on April 28, 2014 at 1:50 am
By Wynne Davis
Archaeologist Steve Bourget presented findings on campus Saturday from his work in northern Peru and said different civilizations can be connected based on the designs found in medallions and ceramics.
Bourget said he and his team spent a lot of their time at Huaca el Pueblo, where they found a lot of similarities in artifacts to those of the old lord of Sipan, which were uncovered at another site.
We were blessed enough to find the tomb of a high-ranking individual and we excavated this in 2008, Bourget said. The tomb was extremely rich. It took us four years of restoration to restore everything in the tomb.
Inside the tomb, Bourget said his team found a collection of 11 diadems and 10 crowns, along with ceramic beads and other pottery. According to Bourget, the two individuals in the tombs could have known each other, but there is no evidence of that. Bourget said these two would have lived during the same generation, which could possibly be why they had similar styles.
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