Sipán
E134084
Sipán is an important archaeological site in northern Peru renowned for its richly furnished Moche tombs, including that of the Lord of Sipán.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sipán canonical | 7 |
| Priest of Sipán | 1 |
| Royal Tombs of Sipán | 1 |
| Sipán archaeological area | 1 |
| Sipán archaeological site | 1 |
| royal tombs of Sipán | 1 |
| tomb of the Lord of Sipán | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1111258 — 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: Sipán Context triple: [Moche culture, majorSite, Sipán]
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A.
Moche Valley
The Moche Valley is a fertile coastal river valley in northern Peru known as the heartland of the ancient Moche civilization and its monumental adobe pyramids.
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B.
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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C.
La Venta
La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
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D.
Norte Chico of Chile
Norte Chico of Chile is a semi-arid, sparsely populated region in north-central Chile known for its valleys, agriculture, and transitional landscape between the Atacama Desert and the country’s more fertile central zone.
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E.
Caral
Caral is an ancient pre-Columbian city in Peru, considered one of the oldest urban centers in the Americas and a key site of the Norte Chico civilization.
- 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: Sipán Target entity description: Sipán is an important archaeological site in northern Peru renowned for its richly furnished Moche tombs, including that of the Lord of Sipán.
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A.
Moche Valley
The Moche Valley is a fertile coastal river valley in northern Peru known as the heartland of the ancient Moche civilization and its monumental adobe pyramids.
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B.
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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C.
La Venta
La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
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D.
Norte Chico of Chile
Norte Chico of Chile is a semi-arid, sparsely populated region in north-central Chile known for its valleys, agriculture, and transitional landscape between the Atacama Desert and the country’s more fertile central zone.
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E.
Caral
Caral is an ancient pre-Columbian city in Peru, considered one of the oldest urban centers in the Americas and a key site of the Norte Chico civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological site ⓘ |
| artifactsFound |
ceramic vessels
ⓘ
ceremonial jewelry ⓘ copper artifacts ⓘ gold ornaments ⓘ silver ornaments ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán ⓘ |
| burialType | elite tomb complex ⓘ |
| civilization |
Moche civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Moche culture
|
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culture | Moche culture ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
Moche funerary rituals
ⓘ
Moche political hierarchy ⓘ Moche religious practices ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Susana Meneses
ⓘ
Walter Alva ⓘ |
| governingBody | Peruvian Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery |
Lord of Sipán tomb
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord of Sipán
|
| hasFeature |
funerary chambers
ⓘ
platform mounds ⓘ pyramidal adobe structures ⓘ |
| hasTomb |
Lord of Sipán
ⓘ
Old Lord of Sipán ⓘ
linked to:
Lord of Sipán
Priest of Sipán ⓘ
linked to:
Sipán
multiple elite Moche burials ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural heritage site of Peru ⓘ |
| knownFor |
richly furnished Moche tombs
ⓘ
tomb of the Lord of Sipán ⓘ
linked to:
Sipán
|
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lambayeque Region
ⓘ
northern Peru ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north coast of Peru ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after nearby modern town of Sipán ⓘ |
| near |
city of Chiclayo
ⓘ
linked to:
Chiclayo
town of Sipán ⓘ |
| partOf |
Moche archaeological tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Moche culture
|
| protectionStatus | protected archaeological zone ⓘ |
| region |
Jequetepeque–Lambayeque cultural area
ⓘ
linked to:
Lambayeque culture
|
| researchField | Andean archaeology ⓘ |
| significance |
major source of information on Moche elite society
ⓘ
one of the richest tombs discovered in the Americas ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Intermediate Period
ⓘ
circa 1st–3rd century CE ⓘ |
| tourism | popular archaeological tourism destination in northern Peru ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Sipán Description of subject: Sipán is an important archaeological site in northern Peru renowned for its richly furnished Moche tombs, including that of the Lord of Sipán.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sipán
subject linked to:
northern Peru
linked to: Sipán
linked to: Sipán
linked to: Sipán