- Julio C. Tello
Julio Cesar Tello (b.
April 11 ,1880 ,Huarochirí Province — d.June 7 ,1947 ) was a Peruvian archaeologist.cite web |url= http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/pqrst/tello_julio.html |title= Julio Cesar Tello |format=html |work= EMuseum,Minnesota State University, Mankato ] He is considered to have been the first Peruvian archeologist to treat archaeological sites in a scientific manner.After completing his
Bachelor's degree inmedicine in Peru in 1909, Tello was given a scholarship toHarvard University where he received hisMaster's degree inanthropology in 1911.Tello is well-known for his discovery of 429
mummy bundles in 1925 in the Cerro Colorado area ofPeru . His findings are the most significant source of information regarding theParacas culture , which dates to 750 B.C.E-100 C.E. The Tello Obelisk, an eight-foot high obelisk located in Peru at the archaeological site ofChavín de Huantar , is also named after for his discovery of it.References
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