Huaca de la Luna
E128895
Huaca de la Luna is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its well-preserved polychrome murals and ritual architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huaca de la Luna canonical | 12 |
| Huacas del Sol y de la Luna | 2 |
| Huaca de la Luna murals | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1029174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Huaca de la Luna Context triple: [Trujillo, nearbyArchaeologicalSite, Huaca de la Luna]
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A.
Huaca del Sol
Huaca del Sol is a massive adobe pyramid and ceremonial center built by the Moche civilization on Peru’s northern coast.
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B.
Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
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C.
Chavín de Huántar
Chavín de Huántar is an ancient ceremonial and archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes that served as the religious and cultural center of the Chavín civilization.
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D.
Sacsayhuamán
Sacsayhuamán is a monumental Inca fortress and ceremonial complex overlooking Cusco, renowned for its massive precisely fitted stone walls and archaeological significance.
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E.
Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a semi-circular Incan ceremonial structure at Machu Picchu, likely used for astronomical observations and religious rituals dedicated to the sun god Inti.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Huaca de la Luna Target entity description: Huaca de la Luna is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its well-preserved polychrome murals and ritual architecture.
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A.
Huaca del Sol
Huaca del Sol is a massive adobe pyramid and ceremonial center built by the Moche civilization on Peru’s northern coast.
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B.
Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
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C.
Chavín de Huántar
Chavín de Huántar is an ancient ceremonial and archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes that served as the religious and cultural center of the Chavín civilization.
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D.
Sacsayhuamán
Sacsayhuamán is a monumental Inca fortress and ceremonial complex overlooking Cusco, renowned for its massive precisely fitted stone walls and archaeological significance.
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E.
Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a semi-circular Incan ceremonial structure at Machu Picchu, likely used for astronomical observations and religious rituals dedicated to the sun god Inti.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Moche archaeological site
ⓘ
archaeological complex ⓘ ceremonial pyramid ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Moche civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Moche culture
|
| builtBy |
Moche people
ⓘ
linked to:
Moche culture
|
| constructionPeriod | 1st–8th centuries CE ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culture | Moche culture ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Peruvian archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1990s ⓘ |
| governedBy | Peruvian Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
Moche iconography
ⓘ
linked to:
Moche culture
|
| hasFeature |
adobe brick platforms
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painted friezes ⓘ plazas and courtyards ⓘ relief decoration ⓘ superimposed construction phases ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial center
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religious center ⓘ ritual space ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationCenter | site museum ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | well-preserved murals ⓘ |
| hasType | stepped pyramid ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Huaca del Sol ⓘ |
| knownFor |
human sacrifice evidence
ⓘ
polychrome murals ⓘ ritual architecture ⓘ well-preserved wall paintings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
La Libertad Region
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Moche Valley ⓘ northern coast of Peru ⓘ |
| mainDeityDepicted | Ai Apaec ⓘ |
| materialUsed | adobe bricks ⓘ |
| near |
Huaca del Sol
ⓘ
city of Trujillo ⓘ
linked to:
Trujillo
|
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Huacas de Moche complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Moche archaeological complex
Moche ceremonial landscape ⓘ
linked to:
Moche archaeological complex
|
| situatedAt | base of Cerro Blanco ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | on Tentative List for World Heritage (as part of Moche sites) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
elite ceremonies
ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ ritual sacrifices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Huaca de la Luna Description of subject: Huaca de la Luna is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its well-preserved polychrome murals and ritual architecture.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
northern Peru
linked to: Huaca de la Luna
linked to: Huaca de la Luna
linked to: Huaca de la Luna