Late Formative period
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The Late Formative period was a Mesoamerican cultural era (roughly 400 BCE–250 CE) marked by the growth of complex societies, urban centers, and early monumental architecture preceding the Classic period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Late Formative period canonical | 3 |
| Late Formative Period | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2710712 — 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: Late Formative period Context triple: [Cuicuilco, timeDepth, Late Formative period]
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Late Intermediate Period
The Late Intermediate Period was a pre-Columbian era in Andean history marked by the rise of powerful regional states and cultures, including the Chimú, between the decline of the Wari and Tiwanaku empires and the expansion of the Inca.
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Early Intermediate Period
The Early Intermediate Period was a formative era in ancient Peruvian history (roughly 200 BCE–600 CE) marked by the rise of regional cultures and monumental architecture along the coast and highlands.
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Tannaitic period
The Tannaitic period was the early era of Rabbinic Judaism, roughly from the 1st to early 3rd centuries CE, during which the Mishnah and related foundational rabbinic teachings were developed and compiled.
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Archaic period
The Archaic period in Aridoamerica was a long prehistoric era marked by hunter-gatherer societies adapting to arid environments through intensive plant use, early cultivation, and increasingly complex social organization.
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Late Harappan period
The Late Harappan period was the final phase of the Indus Valley Civilization, marked by urban decline, regionalization, and cultural transitions that set the stage for early Vedic society in the Indian subcontinent.
- 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: Late Formative period Target entity description: The Late Formative period was a Mesoamerican cultural era (roughly 400 BCE–250 CE) marked by the growth of complex societies, urban centers, and early monumental architecture preceding the Classic period.
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A.
Late Intermediate Period
The Late Intermediate Period was a pre-Columbian era in Andean history marked by the rise of powerful regional states and cultures, including the Chimú, between the decline of the Wari and Tiwanaku empires and the expansion of the Inca.
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B.
Early Intermediate Period
The Early Intermediate Period was a formative era in ancient Peruvian history (roughly 200 BCE–600 CE) marked by the rise of regional cultures and monumental architecture along the coast and highlands.
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C.
Tannaitic period
The Tannaitic period was the early era of Rabbinic Judaism, roughly from the 1st to early 3rd centuries CE, during which the Mishnah and related foundational rabbinic teachings were developed and compiled.
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D.
Archaic period
The Archaic period in Aridoamerica was a long prehistoric era marked by hunter-gatherer societies adapting to arid environments through intensive plant use, early cultivation, and increasingly complex social organization.
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E.
Late Harappan period
The Late Harappan period was the final phase of the Indus Valley Civilization, marked by urban decline, regionalization, and cultural transitions that set the stage for early Vedic society in the Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican archaeological period
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cultural period ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Highlands of Mexico
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesa Central of Mexico
Gulf Coast of Mexico ⓘ Olmec-influenced cultures ⓘ Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
linked to:
Oaxaca Valley
Zapotec civilization ⓘ early Maya centers ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
development of regional states
ⓘ
early monumental architecture ⓘ emergence of urban centers ⓘ growth of complex societies ⓘ increasing social stratification ⓘ intensification of agriculture ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ |
| chronologicallyIncludes |
development of major ceremonial centers
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expansion of regional polities ⓘ increased interregional interaction ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 250 CE ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Mesoamerican prehistory ⓘ |
| follows | Middle Formative period ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Late Preclassic period (in some regional schemes) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ballcourts
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calendar development in some cultures ⓘ elite residences ⓘ emergence of writing or proto-writing in some regions ⓘ iconographic complexity ⓘ increased craft specialization ⓘ plazas ⓘ public ceremonial architecture ⓘ pyramidal platforms ⓘ regional stylistic variation ⓘ |
| partOf | Formative period ⓘ |
| precedes | Classic period ⓘ |
| preconditionFor |
Classic period state-level societies
ⓘ
development of Teotihuacan urbanism ⓘ rise of Classic Maya civilization ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Classic period (Mesoamerica)
ⓘ
linked to:
Classic period in Mesoamerica
Early Formative period ⓘ Middle Formative period ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 400 BCE ⓘ |
| temporalOverlapWith | Late Preclassic period (Maya area) ⓘ |
| timeSpan | approximately 650 years ⓘ |
| usedBy |
anthropologists
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archaeologists ⓘ historians of ancient Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| usedIn | Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ |
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Subject: Late Formative period Description of subject: The Late Formative period was a Mesoamerican cultural era (roughly 400 BCE–250 CE) marked by the growth of complex societies, urban centers, and early monumental architecture preceding the Classic period.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Late Formative period