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Julio C. Tello

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Gender Male
Death77 years ago
Date of birth April 11,1880
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Huarochiri Province
Peru
Date of died June 3,1947
DiedLima
Peru
Known forPeruvian
Paracas
Chavín
SpouseOlive Chessman
ParentsJulián Tello García
María Asunción Rojas Erques
Place of burialNational Museum of the Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru, Lima, Pueblo Libre, Peru
NationalityPeruvian
BooksPrehistoric Peru
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Date of Upd.
ID1384562
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Julio C. Tello Life story


Julio César Tello Rojas was a Peruvian archaeologist. Tello is considered the "father of Peruvian archeology" and was the first indigenous archaeologist in South America. He made the major discoveries of the prehistoric Paracas culture, including nearly 400 textiles associated with mummified burials.

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