Pacopampa

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Pacopampa is an important highland archaeological site in northern Peru known for its monumental ceremonial architecture and role in early Andean cultural development.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Pacopampa canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ
access by road from Chota ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culture Early Andean civilization ⓘ
dateOfFirstConstruction around 1200 BCE ⓘ
dateOfUse approximately 1200–500 BCE ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 2500 metres ⓘ
excavatedBy Japanese–Peruvian archaeological missions ⓘ
function ceremonial center ⓘ
regional political center ⓘ
religious pilgrimage site ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalFinding ceramic vessels ⓘ
elite tombs ⓘ
evidence of long-distance exchange ⓘ
gold ornaments ⓘ
shell ornaments ⓘ
stone sculptures with feline motifs ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalPeriod Early Formative ⓘ
Formative Period ⓘ
Middle Formative ⓘ
hasConstructionMaterial adobe ⓘ
stone ⓘ
hasGeographicalFeature highland plateau ⓘ
hasPart platforms ⓘ
plazas ⓘ
stairways ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
heritageDesignation Cultural Heritage of the Nation of Peru ⓘ
isComparableTo Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
Kuntur Wasi ⓘ
knownFor elite burials ⓘ
monumental ceremonial architecture ⓘ
platform mounds ⓘ
stone sculptures ⓘ
sunken plazas ⓘ
locatedIn northern Peru ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Cajamarca Region ⓘ
Chota Province ⓘ
Pacopampa District ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Andes ⓘ
partOf north highlands Formative tradition ⓘ
regionType rural highland area ⓘ
significance evidence for early religious iconography in northern highlands ⓘ
evidence for early social stratification in the Andes ⓘ
key site for understanding early Andean cultural development ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Early Horizon → hasKeySite → Pacopampa ⓘ
Cupisnique culture → majorSite → Pacopampa ⓘ