Julio C. Tello

Julio Cesar Tello (b. April 11, 1880, Huarochirí Province — d. June 7, 1947) was a Peruvian archaeologist.cite web |url= http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/pqrst/tello_julio.html |title= Julio Cesar Tello |format= html |work= EMuseum, Minnesota State University, Mankato ] He is considered to have been the first Peruvian archeologist to treat archaeological sites in a scientific manner.

After completing his Bachelor's degree in medicine in Peru in 1909, Tello was given a scholarship to Harvard University where he received his Master's degree in anthropology in 1911.

Tello is well-known for his discovery of 429 mummy bundles in 1925 in the Cerro Colorado area of Peru. His findings are the most significant source of information regarding the Paracas culture, which dates to 750 B.C.E-100 C.E. The Tello Obelisk, an eight-foot high obelisk located in Peru at the archaeological site of Chavín de Huantar, is also named after for his discovery of it.

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