The Sican Culture
The Sican culture, also known as the Lambayeque
culture, was around after the fall of the Mochica in the VIII century.
Dr. Izumi Shimida was the man who discovered this beautiful culture. Originally
called Cican, Sicani or Cani, in Muchik language means House or Temple
of the Moon, and because of this discovery archaeologists agreed to call
this historic culture Sican. This culture started to surge after the Mochica
had declined in the VIII century, but was unfortunately conquered by the
Chimu. It is found in La Leche valley, up north from Chiclayo in the areas
of Batan Grande and Tucume in the province of Ferreñafe.
The Sican had reached their best time in the
10th century, but slowly declined after the battles with the Mochica and
Chimu. The Japanese archaeologist, Dr. Izumi Shimada, worked for the Peabody
Museum of Harvard University. Ever since 1978 he has been directing a
project to excavate objects from this culture.
Photo: Y.Yoshii/PAS
Funeral mask from the tomb of the Lord of Sicán
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Photos form Florida International Museum
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Bibliography:
"The Lambayeque of Sican Culture". March 14, 2002.
http://www.gaston-sacaze.com/en/lambayeque.html
"Sican". Inner Peru Organization. March 14, 2002.
http://www.innerperu.org/sip_esp.html
"Sican". March 21, 2002.
http://www.ctarlambayeque.gob.pe/guia/guia.htm
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