Huaca Cao Viejo
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Huaca Cao Viejo is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s north coast, renowned for its polychrome reliefs and evidence of a powerful female ruler.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huaca Cao Viejo canonical | 6 |
| Huaca El Brujo | 1 |
| tomb of the Señora de Cao | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5473931 — 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 Cao Viejo Context triple: [El Brujo, hasPart, Huaca Cao Viejo]
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A.
Huaca Tres Palos
Huaca Tres Palos is an archaeological site in Peru associated with the ancient Lima culture, notable for its pre-Columbian adobe constructions and ceremonial significance.
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B.
Huaca San Marcos
Huaca San Marcos is an ancient pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Lima, Peru, notable for its monumental adobe structures and association with the early Lima culture.
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C.
Huaca La Palma
Huaca La Palma is an archaeological site in Peru notable for its adobe structures and murals associated with the ancient Lima culture.
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D.
Huaca Santa Catalina
Huaca Santa Catalina is an ancient adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex in present-day Lima, Peru, associated with the pre-Inca Lima culture.
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E.
Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
- 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 Cao Viejo Target entity description: Huaca Cao Viejo is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s north coast, renowned for its polychrome reliefs and evidence of a powerful female ruler.
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A.
Huaca Tres Palos
Huaca Tres Palos is an archaeological site in Peru associated with the ancient Lima culture, notable for its pre-Columbian adobe constructions and ceremonial significance.
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B.
Huaca San Marcos
Huaca San Marcos is an ancient pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Lima, Peru, notable for its monumental adobe structures and association with the early Lima culture.
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C.
Huaca La Palma
Huaca La Palma is an archaeological site in Peru notable for its adobe structures and murals associated with the ancient Lima culture.
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D.
Huaca Santa Catalina
Huaca Santa Catalina is an ancient adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex in present-day Lima, Peru, associated with the pre-Inca Lima culture.
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E.
Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Moche pyramid
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archaeological site ⓘ ceremonial center ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lady of Cao
ⓘ
Moche civilization ⓘ
linked to:
Moche culture
|
| builtBy |
Moche people
ⓘ
linked to:
Moche culture
|
| constructionMaterial | adobe bricks ⓘ |
| containsTombOf | Lady of Cao ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culture | Moche culture ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from Proyecto Arqueológico El Brujo ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 1990s ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ religious complex ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adobe pyramid
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burial chambers ⓘ ceremonial plazas ⓘ enclosing walls ⓘ painted friezes ⓘ platforms ⓘ polychrome reliefs ⓘ ramps ⓘ sacrificial courtyard ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Museo Cao ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Cultural Heritage of Peru
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación
|
| iconographyDepicts |
marine animals
ⓘ
prisoners ⓘ ritual sacrifice ⓘ supernatural beings ⓘ warriors ⓘ |
| knownFor |
evidence of a powerful female ruler
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multicolored iconographic reliefs ⓘ well-preserved mural paintings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ascope Province
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La Libertad Region ⓘ Magdalena de Cao District ⓘ Peru ⓘ |
| near |
Chicama Valley
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
El Brujo Archaeological Complex
ⓘ
Moche archaeological sites on the north coast of Peru ⓘ |
| period |
Early Intermediate Period
ⓘ
Moche period ⓘ |
| situatedOn | north coast of Peru ⓘ |
| usedFor |
elite burials
ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ sacrificial ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Huaca Cao Viejo Description of subject: Huaca Cao Viejo is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s north coast, renowned for its polychrome reliefs and evidence of a powerful female ruler.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Huaca Cao Viejo