Paracas archaeological complex

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archaeological site cultural heritage site

The Paracas archaeological complex is an ancient Peruvian cultural site on the south coast, renowned for its elaborate cemeteries, distinctive textiles, and evidence of early complex society in the Andean region.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Paracas Necropolis	4
Paracas archaeological complex canonical	2
Paracas Cavernas sites	1
Paracas Necropolis cemetery	1
Paracas Necropolis sites	1
Paracas textile art	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3202645 — 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: Paracas archaeological complex
Context triple: [Cavernas cemetery, partOf, Paracas archaeological complex]

A. Ollantaytambo archaeological site
The Ollantaytambo archaeological site is a well-preserved Inca town and fortress in Peru, renowned for its impressive terraced ruins, finely crafted stonework, and role as a strategic stronghold during the Spanish conquest.
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.
C. Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
D. Pisac archaeological site
Pisac archaeological site is an ancient Inca complex in Peru’s Sacred Valley, known for its hillside agricultural terraces, ceremonial structures, and panoramic views over the Urubamba River.
E. Wari archaeological site
The Wari archaeological site is the ancient urban and ceremonial center in Peru that served as the capital of the Wari civilization, a major pre-Inca Andean empire.
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: Paracas archaeological complex
Target entity description: The Paracas archaeological complex is an ancient Peruvian cultural site on the south coast, renowned for its elaborate cemeteries, distinctive textiles, and evidence of early complex society in the Andean region.

A. Ollantaytambo archaeological site
The Ollantaytambo archaeological site is a well-preserved Inca town and fortress in Peru, renowned for its impressive terraced ruins, finely crafted stonework, and role as a strategic stronghold during the Spanish conquest.
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.
C. Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
D. Pisac archaeological site
Pisac archaeological site is an ancient Inca complex in Peru’s Sacred Valley, known for its hillside agricultural terraces, ceremonial structures, and panoramic views over the Urubamba River.
E. Wari archaeological site
The Wari archaeological site is the ancient urban and ceremonial center in Peru that served as the capital of the Wari civilization, a major pre-Inca Andean empire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence	cranial deformation practices ⓘ early irrigation agriculture ⓘ marine resource exploitation ⓘ trepanation ⓘ
associatedWith	Andean textile tradition ⓘ pre-Columbian Andean civilizations ⓘ
associatedWithCulture	Paracas culture ⓘ
burialType	shaft tombs ⓘ subterranean chambers ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
discoveredBy	Julio C. Tello ⓘ
discoveryDate	1920s ⓘ
function	cemetery complex ⓘ ritual center ⓘ settlement area ⓘ
hasPart	Cavernas cemeteries ⓘ Cerro Colorado cemetery ⓘ linked to: Chauchilla Cemetery Paracas Necropolis ⓘ linked to: Paracas archaeological complex burial chambers ⓘ ceremonial sectors ⓘ geoglyphs ⓘ residential sectors ⓘ terraces ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of Peru’s national cultural heritage ⓘ
knownFor	complex mortuary practices ⓘ distinctive textiles ⓘ elaborate cemeteries ⓘ evidence of early complex society in the Andes ⓘ funerary bundles ⓘ
locatedIn	Ica Region ⓘ south coast of Peru ⓘ
locatedOn	Paracas Peninsula ⓘ
materialCulture	featherwork ⓘ painted ceramics ⓘ polychrome textiles ⓘ
near	Pacific Ocean ⓘ Paracas Bay ⓘ linked to: Pisco Bay
produced	basketry ⓘ ceramics ⓘ embroidered textiles ⓘ mantos (funerary mantles) ⓘ
region	south-central Andes ⓘ
timePeriod	Early Horizon ⓘ
timePeriodEnd	circa 100 BCE ⓘ
timePeriodStart	circa 800 BCE ⓘ

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