Albert A. Giesecke (1883-1968): A Philadelphian in the Land of the Incas
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CONTRIBUTORS:
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JOURNAL:
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Expedition (The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology),
48(3),
27 -
32.
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YEAR:
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2006
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PUB TYPE:
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Journal Article
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SUBJECT(S):
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Biography, Archaeology, Cusco, Peru, Giesecke (A.A.),
Machu Picchu
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DISCIPLINE:
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Anthropology/Archaeology
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HTTP:
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http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/48-3/Gade.pdf
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LANGUAGE:
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English
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PUB ID:
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103-426-919
(Last edited on
2008/03/07 08:20:52 US/Mountain)
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ABSTRACT:
Biographical sketch of A.A. Giesecke (1883-1968), a North American who spent much of his life in Peru. Among his notable achievements was to tell Hiram Bingham where to go in 1911 to find Machu Picchu. Giesecke also had a major hand in the establishment of archaeology museums in Cusco and Lima.
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