About Toribio Mejía Xesspe
Lived 1896 – 1983 (aged 87). Toribio Mejía Xesspe was a Peruvian anthropologist and archaeologist.
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.
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Peruvian archaeologist (1896–1983)
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Toribio Mejía Xesspe was born on 16 April 1896 in Toro District.
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Toribio Mejía Xesspe died on 2 November 1983 in Lima.
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Toribio Mejía Xesspe was an anthropologist and archaeologist.
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