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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Sonia Elizabeth Guillén
| birth_name = Sonia Elizabeth Guillén
| name = Sonia Guillén
| alma_mater = [[National University of San Marcos]] <br> [[University of Michigan]]
| alma_mater = [[National University of San Marcos]] (BS) <br> [[University of Michigan]] (PhD)
| fields = [[Anthropology]]
| thesis_url = https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/664863655
| thesis_title = The Chinchorro culture : mummies and crania in the reconstruction of preceramic coastal adaptation in the south central Andes
| thesis_year = 1992
| workplaces = [[Pontifical Catholic University of Peru]]
| workplaces = [[Pontifical Catholic University of Peru]]
| awards = Elected to the [[National Academy of Sciences]] (2012)
| awards = [[Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences]] (2012)<ref name=nas/>
}}
}}


'''Sonia Elizabeth Guillén''' is a Peruvian anthropologist and the President of the Centro Mallqui. She is a Professor at the [[Pontifical Catholic University of Peru]]. She was elected to the [[National Academy of Sciences]] in 2012.
'''Sonia Elizabeth Guillén''' is a Peruvian anthropologist and the President of the Centro Mallqui. She is a Professor at the [[Pontifical Catholic University of Peru]].<ref name="RaoultReed2008">{{cite journal|last1=Raoult|first1=Didier|last2=Reed|first2=David L.|last3=Dittmar|first3=Katharina|last4=Kirchman|first4=Jeremy J.|last5=Rolain|first5=Jean‐Marc|last6=Guillen|first6=Sonia|last7=Light|first7=Jessica E.|title=Molecular Identification of Lice from Pre‐Columbian Mummies|journal=The Journal of Infectious Diseases|volume=197|issue=4|year=2008|pages=535–543|issn=0022-1899|doi=10.1086/526520|pmid= 18254682}} {{closed access}}</ref>
She was elected a foreign associate the [[National Academy of Sciences]] (NAS) in 2012.<ref name=nas/>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Guillén studied at Callao High School and graduated in 1969.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.america.edu.pe/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=182:dra-sonia-guillen-dra-en-bioarqueologia-prom-1969&catid=132:ex-alumnos-destacados&Itemid=800|title=Dra. Sonia Guillén O. - Dra. en Bioarqueología Prom. 1969|website=Colegio América del Callao|language=es-es|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She attended the [[National University of San Marcos]], where she studied [[archaeology]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://directorio.concytec.gob.pe/appDirectorioCTI/VerDatosInvestigador.do;jsessionid=2ef49ff5a25b0552937303ef366c?id_investigador=60433|title=Directorio de Recursos Humanos afines a la CTI|website=directorio.concytec.gob.pe|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> Guillén was a [[Fulbright Program]] scholar.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gabriela-yepes.com/project/fulbright-peru-60-anos-sonia-guillen/|title=Fulbright Perú 60 años: Sonia Guillén|website=Gabriela Yepes|language=es|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She moved to the [[United States]] and studied [[anthropology]] at the [[University of Michigan]].<ref name=":2" /> Guillén earned her doctorate at the [[University of Michigan]] in 1992.<ref name=":1" /> During her time in [[Michigan]], Guillén attended a course in [[osteology]] delivered by [[Jane E. Buikstra]] at [[Northwestern University]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WZLIAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA183&lpg=PA183&dq=sonia+guillen+michigan&source=bl&ots=TB_zeBKK9p&sig=ACfU3U2A6NAEFtC85INYzFMPFYPPDCFRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjisrmLurfiAhVeUBUIHYQkBNY4ChDoATADegQIBhAB#v=onepage&q=sonia%20guillen%20michigan&f=false|title=Archaeological Human Remains: Global Perspectives|last=O’Donnabhain|first=Barra|last2=Lozada|first2=María Cecilia|date=2014-06-10|publisher=Springer|isbn=9783319063706|language=en}}</ref> She worked alongside Lawrence Angel, [[Douglas H. Ubelaker]] and [[Thomas Dale Stewart]] at the [[Smithsonian Institution]].<ref name=":3" />
Guillén studied at Callao High School and graduated in 1969.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.america.edu.pe/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=182:dra-sonia-guillen-dra-en-bioarqueologia-prom-1969&catid=132:ex-alumnos-destacados&Itemid=800|title=Dra. Sonia Guillén O. - Dra. en Bioarqueología Prom. 1969|website=Colegio América del Callao|language=es-es|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She attended the [[National University of San Marcos]], where she studied [[archaeology]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://directorio.concytec.gob.pe/appDirectorioCTI/VerDatosInvestigador.do;jsessionid=2ef49ff5a25b0552937303ef366c?id_investigador=60433|title=Directorio de Recursos Humanos afines a la CTI|website=directorio.concytec.gob.pe|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> Guillén was a [[Fulbright Program]] scholar.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gabriela-yepes.com/project/fulbright-peru-60-anos-sonia-guillen/|title=Fulbright Perú 60 años: Sonia Guillén|website=gabriela-yepes.com|first=Gabriela |last=Yepes|language=es|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She moved to the [[United States]] and studied [[anthropology]] at the [[University of Michigan]].<ref name=":2" /> Guillén earned her doctorate at the [[University of Michigan]] in 1992.<ref name=":1" /> During her time in [[Michigan]], Guillén attended a course in [[osteology]] delivered by [[Jane E. Buikstra]] at [[Northwestern University]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|title=Archaeological Human Remains: Global Perspectives|last=O’Donnabhain|first=Barra|last2=Lozada|first2=María Cecilia|date=2014|publisher=Springer|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-06370-6|isbn=9783319063706|language=en}}</ref> She worked alongside Lawrence Angel, [[Douglas H. Ubelaker]] and [[Thomas Dale Stewart]] at the [[Smithsonian Institution]].<ref name=":3" />


== Research and career ==
== Research and career ==
Guillén is one of Peru's leading experts in [[mummies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-22/anthropologist-dr-sonia-guillen2c-president-of-the-centro-mall/6795882|title=Anthropologist Dr Sonia Guillen, President of the Centro Mallqui and Peru's leading expert on mummies at Leyabamba Museum.|last=Eleftheriou|first=Supplied: Krista|date=2015-09-22|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She is the Director of The Bioanthropology Foundation Peru, Centro Mallqui.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://museoleymebamba.org/quienes_en.htm|title=Centro Mallqui - Museo Leymebamba - Peru|website=museoleymebamba.org|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She has investigated [[Ilo, Peru|Ilo]] in Southern Peru, where she established the Centro Mallqui.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-23-me-7328-story.html|title=Frozen Asset|date=1996-05-23|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2019-05-25|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> In 1997 Guillen discovered hundreds of mummies in an ancient [[mausoleum]] in [[Ilo, Peru|Ilo]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160216-the-royal-mummies-of-peru|title=A lake that hides a 500-year-old secret|last=Eleftheriou|first=Krista|website=www.bbc.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/16/science/mummies-may-be-of-incan-elite-after-conquest-of-cloud-people.html|title=Mummies May Be of Incan Elite, After Conquest of 'Cloud People'|last=Wilford|first=John Noble|date=1997-12-16|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-25|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.precolombino.cl/en/exposiciones/exposiciones-temporales/exposicion-quipu-contar-anudando-en-el-imperio-inka-2003/quipus-y-cuentas/los-quipus-de-laguna-de-los-condores-region-de-chachapoyas-peru/|title=The Quipus from Laguna de los Cóndores|website=Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> The mausoleum was located in a cliff around 300 feet above a lake.<ref name=":5" /> Guillén has described the finding as one of the most significant of the [[Inca Empire]].<ref name=":4" /> She was concerned that the Huercos would have looted the ancient graves and cities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clt.astate.edu/jmorrow/student_research/student_research.htm|title=Student Research|website=www.clt.astate.edu|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> Guillén and co-workers were the first to show that the Inca's reserved their royal dead. The Inca mummies are believed to be an important part of ancient life, and were even present in meetings. Guillén was responsible for the valuable artefacts in the site, including well preserved knotted springs known as [[khipu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chrishardmanwriter.com/portfolio/unraveling-an-inca-mystery/|title=Unraveling an Inca Mystery|date=2018-09-14|website=Chris Hardman: Writer|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She studies the mummies in climate-controlled laboratories, and has to act fast to prevent degradation.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/the-parasites-in-our-past|title=The Parasites in Our Past|date=2019-01-13|website=Science History Institute|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>
Guillén is one of Peru's leading experts in [[mummies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-22/anthropologist-dr-sonia-guillen2c-president-of-the-centro-mall/6795882|title=Anthropologist Dr Sonia Guillen, President of the Centro Mallqui and Peru's leading expert on mummies at Leyabamba Museum|last=Eleftheriou|first=Supplied: Krista|date=2015-09-22|website=abc.net.au|publisher=ABC News|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She is the Director of The Bioanthropology Foundation Peru, Centro Mallqui.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://museoleymebamba.org/quienes_en.htm|title=Centro Mallqui - Museo Leymebamba - Peru|website=museoleymebamba.org|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She has investigated [[Ilo, Peru|Ilo]] in Southern Peru, where she established the Centro Mallqui.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-23-me-7328-story.html|title=Frozen Asset|date=1996-05-23|website=latimes.com|publisher=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2019-05-25|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> In 1997 Guillen discovered hundreds of mummies in an ancient [[mausoleum]] in [[Ilo, Peru|Ilo]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160216-the-royal-mummies-of-peru|title=A lake that hides a 500-year-old secret|last=Eleftheriou|first=Krista|year=2016|website=bbc.com|publisher=[[BBC]]|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/16/science/mummies-may-be-of-incan-elite-after-conquest-of-cloud-people.html|title=Mummies May Be of Incan Elite, After Conquest of 'Cloud People'|last=Wilford|first=John Noble|date=1997-12-16|website=nytimes.com|publisher=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-25|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.precolombino.cl/en/exposiciones/exposiciones-temporales/exposicion-quipu-contar-anudando-en-el-imperio-inka-2003/quipus-y-cuentas/los-quipus-de-laguna-de-los-condores-region-de-chachapoyas-peru/|title=The Quipus from Laguna de los Cóndores|website=precolombino.cl|publisher=Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> The mausoleum was located in a cliff around 300 feet above a lake.<ref name=":5" /> Guillén has described the finding as one of the most significant of the [[Inca Empire]].<ref name=":4" /> She was concerned that the Huercos would have looted the ancient graves and cities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clt.astate.edu/jmorrow/student_research/student_research.htm|title=Student Research|website=www.clt.astate.edu|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> Guillén and co-workers were the first to show that the Inca's reserved their royal dead. The Inca mummies are believed to be an important part of ancient life, and were even present in meetings. Guillén was responsible for the valuable artefacts in the site, including well preserved knotted springs known as [[khipu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chrishardmanwriter.com/portfolio/unraveling-an-inca-mystery/|title=Unraveling an Inca Mystery|date=2018-09-14|website=chrishardmanwriter.com|first=Chris |last=Hardman|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She studies the mummies in climate-controlled laboratories, and has to act fast to prevent degradation.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/the-parasites-in-our-past|title=The Parasites in Our Past|date=2019-01-13|website=sciencehistory.org|publisher=Science History Institute|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>


She discovered the mummies of the [[Chiribaya Dog]], which was the second breed of dog to exist in Peru in the [[Pre-Columbian era]].<ref name=":0" /> Between 1999 and 2000, Guillén identified two mummified [[Chiribaya Dog]] skulls.<ref name=":6" /> She was also involved with the discovery of the [[Lady of Cao]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://www.revistahcsm.coc.fiocruz.br/museu-nacional-sedia-congresso-internacional-sobre-mumias/|title=Museu Nacional sedia congresso internacional sobre múmias {{!}} História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos|language=pt-BR|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She was concerned about the mummy being on show at the [[National Geographic Society]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/491849/CLINTONS-JOKE-ABOUT-MUMMY-IS-TACKY-PERUVIAN-EXPERT-SAYS.html|title=CLINTON'S JOKE ABOUT MUMMY IS `TACKY,' PERUVIAN EXPERT SAYS|date=1996-05-26|website=DeseretNews.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She uncovered that [[Lady of Cao]] had likely suffered from [[eclampsia]]. Guillén used [[Electron microscope|electron microscopy]] to identify salt crystals, which implied that [[Lady of Cao]] was wished with sea water.<ref name=":7" /> She discovered over 82 dog tombs in [[Pre-Columbian era|Pre-Columbian]] pet cemeteries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/ancient-pet-graves-found-in-peru|title=Ancient Pet Graves Found in Peru|date=2015-03-25|website=Associated Press|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She has studied the burial sites of [[Peruvian Hairless Dog|Peruvian Hairless Dogs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livinginperu.com/the-rise-of-the-peruvian-hairless-dog-101862/|title=The rise of the Peruvian hairless dog|date=2014-01-15|website=Livinginperu.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>
She discovered the mummies of the [[chiribaya dog]], which was the second breed of dog to exist in Peru in the [[pre-Columbian era]].<ref name=":0" /> Between 1999 and 2000, Guillén identified two mummified [[Chiribaya Dog]] skulls.<ref name=":6" /> She was also involved with the discovery of the [[Lady of Cao]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://www.revistahcsm.coc.fiocruz.br/museu-nacional-sedia-congresso-internacional-sobre-mumias/|title=Museu Nacional sedia congresso internacional sobre múmias {{!}} História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos|language=pt-BR|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She was concerned about the mummy being on show at the [[National Geographic Society]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/491849/CLINTONS-JOKE-ABOUT-MUMMY-IS-TACKY-PERUVIAN-EXPERT-SAYS.html|title=Clinton's Joke about mummy is `Tacky,' Peruvian expert says|date=1996-05-26|website=deseretnews.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She uncovered that [[Lady of Cao]] had likely suffered from [[eclampsia]]. Guillén used [[Electron microscope|electron microscopy]] to identify salt crystals, which implied that [[Lady of Cao]] was wished with sea water.<ref name=":7" /> She discovered over 82 dog tombs in [[pre-Columbian]] era [[Pet cemetery|pet cemeteries]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/ancient-pet-graves-found-in-peru|title=Ancient Pet Graves Found in Peru|date=2015-03-25|website=foxnews.com|publisher=Associated Press|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She has studied the burial sites of [[Peruvian Hairless Dog]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livinginperu.com/the-rise-of-the-peruvian-hairless-dog-101862/|title=The rise of the Peruvian hairless dog|date=2014-01-15|website=Livinginperu.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>
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She has been involved with the creation of the Ciribaya and Leymebamba Museums.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=http://www.machaypampa.info/2015/03/dra-sonia-guillen.html|title=Dra Sonia Guillén|last=Machaypampa|first=Publicado por|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://southamericaplanet.com/chachapoyas-north-peru/|title=Chachapoyas – North Peru {{!}} Southamericaplanet|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She was made Director General of Museums and Vice Minister of Culture.<ref name=":8" /> In 2007 Guillén created a [[Master's degree|master's]] program in [[forensic anthropology]].<ref name=":3" /> She accepted students from the [[Washtenaw Community College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washtenawvoice.com/2015/08/24/digging-through-perus-history/|website=www.washtenawvoice.com|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She was elected to the [[National Academy of Sciences]] in 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/20027337.html|title=Sonia Guillen|website=www.nasonline.org|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>
She has been involved with the creation of the Ciribaya and Leymebamba Museums.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=http://www.machaypampa.info/2015/03/dra-sonia-guillen.html|title=Dra Sonia Guillén|last=Machaypampa|first=Publicado por|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://southamericaplanet.com/chachapoyas-north-peru/|title=Chachapoyas – North Peru|website=southamericaplanet.com|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> She was appointed Director General of Museums and Vice Minister of Culture.<ref name=":8" /> In 2007 Guillén created a [[Master's degree|master's]] program in [[forensic anthropology]].<ref name=":3" /> She accepted students from the [[Washtenaw Community College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washtenawvoice.com/2015/08/24/digging-through-perus-history/|website=washtenawvoice.com|title=Digging through Peru’s history|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>


Guillén was made Director of the Museum of Archeology, Anthropology and History of Peru in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://diariocorreo.pe/peru/pueblo-libre-forma-parte-de-las-celebraciones-del-bicentenario-de-la-independencia-874430/|title=Pueblo Libre forma parte de las celebraciones del Bicentenario de la Independencia|date=2019-03-06|website=Diario Correo|language=es|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://busquedas.elperuano.pe/normaslegales/designan-directora-del-museo-nacional-de-arqueologia-antrop-resolucion-ministerial-n-390-2018-mc-1698722-1/|title=Designan Directora del Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú-RESOLUCION MINISTERIAL-N° 390-2018-MC|website=busquedas.elperuano.pe|language=es|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>
Guillén was appointed director of the museum of archeology, anthropology and history of Peru in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://diariocorreo.pe/peru/pueblo-libre-forma-parte-de-las-celebraciones-del-bicentenario-de-la-independencia-874430/|title=Pueblo Libre forma parte de las celebraciones del Bicentenario de la Independencia|date=2019-03-06|website=diariocorreo.pe|publisher=Diario Correo|language=es|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://busquedas.elperuano.pe/normaslegales/designan-directora-del-museo-nacional-de-arqueologia-antrop-resolucion-ministerial-n-390-2018-mc-1698722-1/|title=Designan Directora del Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú-RESOLUCION MINISTERIAL-N° 390-2018-MC|website=busquedas.elperuano.pe|language=es|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>


===Awards and honors===
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== References ==
Guillen was elected a foreign associate of the [[National Academy of Sciences]] (NAS) in 2012.<ref name=nas>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/20027337.html|title=Sonia Guillen|website=nasonline.org|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>


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Sonia Guillén
Born
Sonia Elizabeth Guillén
Alma materNational University of San Marcos (BS)
University of Michigan (PhD)
AwardsForeign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (2012)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsAnthropology
InstitutionsPontifical Catholic University of Peru
ThesisThe Chinchorro culture : mummies and crania in the reconstruction of preceramic coastal adaptation in the south central Andes (1992)

Sonia Elizabeth Guillén is a Peruvian anthropologist and the President of the Centro Mallqui. She is a Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.[2] 

She was elected a foreign associate the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2012.[1]

Early life and education

Guillén studied at Callao High School and graduated in 1969.[3] She attended the National University of San Marcos, where she studied archaeology.[4] Guillén was a Fulbright Program scholar.[5] She moved to the United States and studied anthropology at the University of Michigan.[5] Guillén earned her doctorate at the University of Michigan in 1992.[4] During her time in Michigan, Guillén attended a course in osteology delivered by Jane E. Buikstra at Northwestern University.[6] She worked alongside Lawrence Angel, Douglas H. Ubelaker and Thomas Dale Stewart at the Smithsonian Institution.[6]

Research and career

Guillén is one of Peru's leading experts in mummies.[7] She is the Director of The Bioanthropology Foundation Peru, Centro Mallqui.[8] She has investigated Ilo in Southern Peru, where she established the Centro Mallqui.[9] In 1997 Guillen discovered hundreds of mummies in an ancient mausoleum in Ilo.[10][11][12] The mausoleum was located in a cliff around 300 feet above a lake.[11] Guillén has described the finding as one of the most significant of the Inca Empire.[10] She was concerned that the Huercos would have looted the ancient graves and cities.[13] Guillén and co-workers were the first to show that the Inca's reserved their royal dead. The Inca mummies are believed to be an important part of ancient life, and were even present in meetings. Guillén was responsible for the valuable artefacts in the site, including well preserved knotted springs known as khipu.[14] She studies the mummies in climate-controlled laboratories, and has to act fast to prevent degradation.[15]

She discovered the mummies of the chiribaya dog, which was the second breed of dog to exist in Peru in the pre-Columbian era.[3] Between 1999 and 2000, Guillén identified two mummified Chiribaya Dog skulls.[15] She was also involved with the discovery of the Lady of Cao.[16] She was concerned about the mummy being on show at the National Geographic Society.[17] She uncovered that Lady of Cao had likely suffered from eclampsia. Guillén used electron microscopy to identify salt crystals, which implied that Lady of Cao was wished with sea water.[16] She discovered over 82 dog tombs in pre-Columbian era pet cemeteries.[18] She has studied the burial sites of Peruvian Hairless Dogs.[19] She has been involved with the creation of the Ciribaya and Leymebamba Museums.[20][21] She was appointed Director General of Museums and Vice Minister of Culture.[20] In 2007 Guillén created a master's program in forensic anthropology.[6] She accepted students from the Washtenaw Community College.[22]

Guillén was appointed director of the museum of archeology, anthropology and history of Peru in 2018.[23][24]

Awards and honors

Guillen was elected a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2012.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sonia Guillen". nasonline.org. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
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