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Feb 2021
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Julio Tello, Peru’s Archaeological Trail...

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Tello is often called some variation of the father of Peruvian archaeology or the first indigenous Peruvian archaeologist. And his work was playing out across a backdrop of constant unrest and conflict, both for his country and his profession. 

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