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In 1987, in the Huaca Rajada archaeological complex  of Lambayeque, Peruvian archaeologists made a wonderful breakthrough that was subsequently disclosed worldwide: the tomb of the Lord Of Sipan, a man who died 1.700 years ago, apparently the owner of all the place richness. In his tomb, the remains of warriors, women and children sacrificed in his honor were found, as well as a gold scepter and ornaments of the same metal that covered his face. As in any other civilization, the Mochica nobility was rich and powerful, and, according to his garments, the Lord Of  Sipan had a triple authority: military, religious and civil.

The Mochica vestige found by the archaeologists is currently in the Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum, where, besides appreciating the gold jewels and the metal  pieces found in the mausoleum, there is an exact reproduction of the tomb of the Lord of Sipan as it was discovered. Furthermore, other traces of the Mochica and Sican cultures are exhibited in the National  Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography  Heirich Brüning, located in the province of Lambayeque, and in the Sican National Museum, in the province of Ferreñafe. These are undoubtedly three places that keep some of the treasures of our history.