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5 October, 2006 20:21:12

Sipán Museum - In the Style of Ancient Mochica Temples

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(LIP-wb)-- The November 2002 opening of the Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum, in Lambayeque, marked an important step for the conservation of the almost two thousand pieces which traveled around the world before finally finding a home in this building conceived in the style of the mausoleums of the ancient Mochica culture.

The story began in the summer of 1987, when the Chiclayo police force arrested a gang of thieves who had sacked a Sipán tomb and confiscated several pieces, including an important gold mask. This incident alerted Walter Alva, who immediately organized an emergency plan aimed at combating the constant threats to the region’s archaeological remains.

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