The Most Famous
ARCHAEOLOGISTS from Peru
This page contains a list of the greatest Peruvian Archaeologists. The pantheon dataset contains 151 Archaeologists, 1 of which were born in Peru. This makes Peru the birth place of the 29th most number of Archaeologists behind Norway, and Portugal.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Peruvian Archaeologists of all time. This list of famous Peruvian Archaeologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Julio C. Tello (1880 - 1947)
With an HPI of 46.28, Julio C. Tello is the most famous Peruvian Archaeologist. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Julio César Tello Rojas (April 11, 1880 – June 3, 1947) was a Peruvian archaeologist. Tello is considered the "father of Peruvian archeology" and was the first indigenous archaeologist in South America. He made the major discoveries of the prehistoric Paracas culture, including nearly 400 textiles associated with mummified burials. He founded a national museum of archeology and served as its first director. In addition, he investigated Chavín de Huantar as the focus for his work in the Andean highlands, which he believed was significant for the development of ancient cultures in the region.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Peruvian archaeologists born between 1880 and 1880. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Peruvian archaeologists include Julio C. Tello.
