Photographs of the sites and findings unearthed by Dr. Hab. Patrycja Prządka-Giersz and her husband, Dr. Hab. Miłosz Giersz. Together, a result of wise and bold choices – daring to explore what others rejected – they unearthed one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 21st century: an unlooted royal tomb. Found inside were elite Wari women, perhaps queens, accompanied by as many as 54 other highborn individuals, human sacrifices, and everything from gold, silver, ceramics, and textiles. This event placed the Polish archaeological school in the very centre of world archaeology.
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Professor Dr. Hab. Miłosz Giersz is a Polish archaeologist, who currently he holds the position of Associate Professor of Archaeology at the Faculty of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw. Dr. Giersz is a member of many societies connected with his profession, including The Explorers Club, the Society for American Archaeology, and the Polish Society for Latin American Studies. He is also the author of many books and articles on archaeology and art of the pre-Hispanic Latin American cultures. Dr. Hab. Patrycja Prządka-Giersz specializes in archaeology, ethnohistory, gender studies, and cultural anthropology of the Central Andes region, with a particular emphasis on the issues related to the European conquest, the clash of cultures, and the survival of Indian traditions during the colonial period. Currently an assistant professor at the Faculty of ‘Artes Liberales’ in the Research Center ‘Encounters… Between the Old and New Worlds’. At the present time, she is implementing the research grant ‘Women and their role in pre-Columbian and early colonial Peru: Case study of the imperial tomb of Castillo de Huarmey’, financed by the National Science Center. Since 2011, she has been the scientific consultant in the field of pre-Columbian cultures and folk art from South America at the State Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw.