Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-322) and index.
Contents
Introduction : looters in the temple -- pt. 1 -- 1. Looking for a tomb -- 2. Twenty-three feet down -- 3. The excavators -- 4. Backflap -- 5. Gold man -- 6. Lord of Sipán -- 7. The dealer -- pt. 2 -- 8. The actual object -- 9. The smugglers -- 10. The Consul -- 11. The golden rattle -- 12. The jaguar's head -- pt. 3 -- 13. The brigades -- 14. Recovering the past -- 14. Coming home -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Glossary -- Select bibliography -- Index.
