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Better Than Gold: A Hidden Culture Comes to Light
Describes the work and discoveries of Izumi Shimada, director of the Sicán Archaeological Project on the north coast of Peru.
http://www.siu.edu/%7Eperspect/02_sp/sican.html

Death and destruction
Article provides background information about the "Ancient Peru Unearthed" exhibition. Includes a description of the Sican civilisation, by the director of the archaeological team.
http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2006/1019/art.htm

Gold of the Sican
Campus newsletter article describes the exhibition held at the University of Calgary, with photographs and historical details.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/oncampus/weekly/jan14-05/sican.html

Sican metallurgy and its cross-craft relationships
Brief account of the findings from three Middle Sicán elite shafttombs. Features a detailed diagram of a truncated pyramid.
http://www.lablaa.org/blaavirtual/publicacionesbanrep/bolmuseo/1996/jldi41/jldi02a.htm

Sicán National Museum
Located in Ferreñafe, Peru, and showcasing the work of the Sicán Archaeological Project. Includes photographs of artefacts and descriptions of the project findings.
http://www.go2peru.com/chiclayo_Sican.htm

Some Thoughts on Sican Marked Adobes and Labor Organization
Academic paper published in "American Antiquity", providing an analysis of archaeological finds.
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-7316%28198801%2953%3A1%3C75%3ASTOSMA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y#abstract

The Culture of Sicán: Treasure Tomb From Peru's Desert Coast
An illustrated account of the archaeological discoveries and their interpretation, with a map of the site, and fact sheets to download.
http://www.lindakreft.com/sican.html

Tomb find reveals pre-Inca city
BBC news story about the most recent archaeological discoveries in northern Peru.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6172530.stm

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