Rafael Larco Hoyle
Peruvian archaeologist (1901-1966) · Peru · On the map · Academics · Died at 65
Rafael Larco Hoyle was a Peruvian archaeologist. Born in Peru, he was educated in the United States. He returned to Peru in 1923 and was involved in excavations of diverse pre-Columbian cultures. Building off of his father's collection and several purchases of his own, in 1926 he founded the Larco Museum in Lima.
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He is remembered for developing the first academic chronology of pre-Columbian cultures of Peru.
