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:''Were you looking for the Bolivian community known as Pampagrande?'' Pampa Grande is an archaeological site located in the Lambayeque Valley, in northern Peru, situated on the south shore of the Chancay River.〔Shimada, Izumi 1976 Socioeconomic organization at Moche V Pampa Grande, Peru : prelude to a major transformation to come. Published Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona.〕 It is located to the east of the city of Chiclayo. This ancient city belonged both to Cupisnique and to Chavin cultures, and the earliest dates are around 600 BC. Later, during the Moche period (600-700 A.D.), the city was a major regional capital.〔Izumi Shimada, (''Pampa Grande and the Mochica Culture''. ) University of Texas Press, 2010 ISBN 029278757X〕 Another famous Moche site, Sipan, is located only about 10km west from Pampa Grande along the Chancay River valley. ==Geography and climate== Pampa Grande is located about 54km inland from the Pacific Ocean.〔Izumi Shimada, (''Pampa Grande and the Mochica Culture''. ) University of Texas Press, 2010 ISBN 029278757X〕 During the time of the Moche occupation at Pampa Grande the Lambayeque Valley generally had a moderate climate year round. The average temperature measures about 22 degrees C and ranges from 10 degrees C to 35 degrees C depending on the seasons.〔 In the winter months from June to September the El Nino current picks up and brings torrential rains and wind changes to coastal areas.〔 However, these rains rarely hit the valley, as the annual precipitation levels are minimal. The rainy season lasts from February to April. The Chancay River is filled to capacity during the rainy season.〔 Considerable rains must have hit the site since the Moche period, because the architecture of the site, including the main pyramid, has been severely eroded.〔Haas, Johnathan, 1985 Excavations on Huaca Grande: an initial view of the elite of Pampa Grande. Journal of Field Archaeology12(4):391-409〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pampa Grande」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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