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Sicán: The Golden Culture
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    Overview: Chapter 08
    Overview: Chapter 08
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    How 3-D Imaging Helps Archaeologists Preserve the Past
    How 3-D Imaging Helps Archaeologists Preserve the Past
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    Elite Graves of The Sicán
    Elite Graves of The Sicán
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    Possible Executioner Buried with Knives at Chotuna-Chornancap
    Possible Executioner Buried with Knives at Chotuna-Chornancap
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    1,000-year-old Pottery Factory
    1,000-year-old Pottery Factory
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    Sicán Sacrifice
    Sicán Sacrifice
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    Perfecting the Craft
    Perfecting the Craft
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    Deciphering the Headless Sacrificial Victims
    Deciphering the Headless Sacrificial Victims
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    Burials of Sicán’s Elite
    Burials of Sicán’s Elite
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    Folklore Versus Reality
    Folklore Versus Reality
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    Recreating the Glory Days
    Recreating the Glory Days
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Recreating the Glory Days

Archaeologists and historians combined forces to recreate scenes that may have taken place during the Sicán culture's heyday, around A.D. 1000. In a computer-generated image, a ruler seated at the throne is flanked by officials.
Archaeologists and historians combined forces to recreate scenes that may have taken place during the Sicán culture's heyday, around A.D. 1000. In a computer-generated image, a ruler seated at the throne is flanked by officials.

Text Source: Valle, Sabrina. “Pictures: "Mythical" Temple Found in Peru.” National Geographic News January 2010.
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  • Carlos Wester La Torre