Royal Tombs of Sipan, a special exhibition detailing the 1,700- 

 year-old burials excavated from a Moche pyramid, will appear at 

 the American Museum of Natural History from June 24 until the 

 end of the year. Organized by the Fowler Museum of Cultural 

 History at the University of California at Los Angeles, the exhibi- 

 tion features 115 artifacts of gold, silver, turquoise, and other pre- 

 cious materials on loan from Peru's Briining Museum. 



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A necklace of gold spider beads was one 

 of the last objects placed over the 

 principal burial in the third intact tomb. 

 Many other gilded copper ornaments 

 have turned green with corrosion. 



Nathan Benn © National Geograpttic Society 



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