MOCHE Anonymous (active Middle Horizon c. 200 - 1000): A short distance from Chiclayo rises the imposing complex of Sipan (a Moche word meaning House of the Moon) where excavations since 1987 have brought to light a cache of funerary objects considered to rank among the finest examples of precolumbian art. In the most extravagant Moche tomb discovered (1800 years old) El Senor de Sipan a priest was found clad in gold; ear ornaments; breast plate;etc. with turquoise and other valuables. Here on the site are substitute skeletons.
