| Toribio Mejía Xesspe | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1896-04-16)April 16, 1896 Toro District, Peru |
| Died | November 2, 1983(1983-11-02) (aged 87) Lima, Peru |
| Alma mater | National University of San Marcos |
| Occupation(s) | Anthropologist and Archeologist |
Manuel Toribio Mejía Xesspe (April 16, 1896 - November 2, 1983) was a Peruvian archaeologist and student of Julio César Tello. He discovered the Nazca Lines in 1926 or 1927.
Biography
Mejía Xesspe was born in Toro, a district of the La Unión province, Arequipa department.
Reports differ on the specific year, but in either 1926 or 1927 Mejía Xesspe discovered locations of the Nazca Lines while hiking in the foothills of the surrounding area. He then discussed them at a conference in Lima in 1939.
Mejía Xesspe died in Lima, due to a congenital disease of the spleen.
See also
References
- ^ Melgar Vasquez, Max Alejandro (June 2014). "EL LEGADO DE TORIBIO MEJÍA XESSPE" (PDF).
- "▷ Conoce el gran legado de Toribio Mejía Xesspe". Cultura Paracas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- "Why the Nasca lines are among Peru's greatest mysteries". History. 2010-11-08. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- Mejía Xesspe, Toribio (1939). ""Acueductos y caminos antiguos de la hoya del Río Grande de Nazca" (Aqueducts and ancient roads of the Rio Grand valley in Nazca)". Actas y Trabajos Cientificos del 27 Congreso Internacional de Americanistas (Proceedings and scientific works of the 27th international congress of American anthropologists). 1: 559–569.
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