Diaguita culture
E152595
The Diaguita culture was a pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of north-central Chile and northwest Argentina, known for its advanced agriculture, distinctive polychrome ceramics, and complex social organization.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diaguita culture canonical | 3 |
| Diaguita people | 1 |
| Diaguita peoples | 1 |
| Diaguita-Calchaquí culture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1281449 — 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: Diaguita culture Context triple: [Río Hurtado, hasIndigenousHistory, Diaguita culture]
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A.
Chimu culture
The Chimu culture was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its adobe city of Chan Chan and sophisticated irrigation, metallurgy, and textile production before its conquest by the Inca.
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B.
Recuay culture
The Recuay culture was a pre-Columbian Andean civilization of the north-central highlands of present-day Peru, noted for its distinctive stone architecture, sculptural art, and elaborate ceramic traditions.
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C.
Lambayeque culture
The Lambayeque culture was a pre-Columbian civilization of northern coastal Peru, renowned for its elaborate gold metallurgy, monumental adobe pyramids, and distinctive Sicán-style iconography.
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D.
Tiwanaku culture
The Tiwanaku culture was a major pre-Columbian Andean civilization centered near Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, known for its monumental stone architecture, advanced agricultural systems, and far-reaching cultural influence.
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E.
Chachapoya culture
The Chachapoya culture was a pre-Columbian Andean society in northern Peru known for its mountaintop settlements, distinctive cliffside tombs, and resistance to Inca expansion.
- 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: Diaguita culture Target entity description: The Diaguita culture was a pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of north-central Chile and northwest Argentina, known for its advanced agriculture, distinctive polychrome ceramics, and complex social organization.
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A.
Chimu culture
The Chimu culture was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its adobe city of Chan Chan and sophisticated irrigation, metallurgy, and textile production before its conquest by the Inca.
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B.
Recuay culture
The Recuay culture was a pre-Columbian Andean civilization of the north-central highlands of present-day Peru, noted for its distinctive stone architecture, sculptural art, and elaborate ceramic traditions.
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C.
Lambayeque culture
The Lambayeque culture was a pre-Columbian civilization of northern coastal Peru, renowned for its elaborate gold metallurgy, monumental adobe pyramids, and distinctive Sicán-style iconography.
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D.
Tiwanaku culture
The Tiwanaku culture was a major pre-Columbian Andean civilization centered near Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, known for its monumental stone architecture, advanced agricultural systems, and far-reaching cultural influence.
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E.
Chachapoya culture
The Chachapoya culture was a pre-Columbian Andean society in northern Peru known for its mountaintop settlements, distinctive cliffside tombs, and resistance to Inca expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
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indigenous culture ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| agriculturalProducts |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ potatoes ⓘ quinoa ⓘ |
| artMedium |
painted ceramics
ⓘ
stone carvings ⓘ |
| artStyle |
geometric motifs
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zoomorphic motifs ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
grave goods with ceramics
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tumulus graves ⓘ |
| ceramicCharacteristic |
anthropomorphic vessels
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fine-line painting ⓘ red-black-white polychrome ⓘ zoomorphic vessels ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
camelid herding ⓘ mining ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Diaguita people ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Andean civilizations
ⓘ
linked to:
Andean civilization
Inca Empire ⓘ Tiwanaku culture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced agriculture
ⓘ
complex social organization ⓘ irrigation systems ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ petroglyphs ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ terrace farming ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cacán (extinct) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern Cone
ⓘ
north-central Chile ⓘ northwest Argentina ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Catamarca Province
ⓘ
Chile’s Norte Chico ⓘ
linked to:
Norte Chico of Chile
La Rioja Province ⓘ Salta Province ⓘ Tucumán Province ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andean cultural area
ⓘ
linked to:
Andes cultural area
|
| recognizedAs |
indigenous people of Argentina
ⓘ
indigenous people of Chile ⓘ |
| religionType |
Andean religion
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polytheism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
ayllu-like kin groups
ⓘ
chiefdoms ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Intermediate Period
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pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
agricultural terraces
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canal irrigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diaguita culture Description of subject: The Diaguita culture was a pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of north-central Chile and northwest Argentina, known for its advanced agriculture, distinctive polychrome ceramics, and complex social organization.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
northwestern Argentina
linked to: Diaguita culture
linked to: Diaguita culture
linked to: Diaguita culture