Huaca Prieta
E524469
Huaca Prieta is an ancient preceramic archaeological site on Peru’s north coast, renowned for some of the earliest evidence of complex society, textile production, and maritime adaptation in the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Huaca Prieta canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5473933 — 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 Prieta Context triple: [El Brujo, hasPart, Huaca Prieta]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Huaca Cao Viejo
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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E.
Huaca Mateo Salado
Huaca Mateo Salado is a large pre-Columbian adobe pyramid complex in present-day Lima, Peru, notable as a major ceremonial and administrative center of the Lima culture.
- 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 Prieta Target entity description: Huaca Prieta is an ancient preceramic archaeological site on Peru’s north coast, renowned for some of the earliest evidence of complex society, textile production, and maritime adaptation in the Americas.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Huaca Cao Viejo
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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E.
Huaca Mateo Salado
Huaca Mateo Salado is a large pre-Columbian adobe pyramid complex in present-day Lima, Peru, notable as a major ceremonial and administrative center of the Lima culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient settlement
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archaeological site ⓘ preceramic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
development of complex societies in coastal Peru
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early Andean maritime tradition ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturePeriod |
Late Pleistocene–Early Holocene transition
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Preceramic Period ⓘ |
| estimatedEndDate | early Holocene ⓘ |
| estimatedStartDate |
circa 14,000 years ago
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late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Junius Bird ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1940s ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
basketry fragments
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cotton textiles ⓘ domestic features ⓘ gourd artifacts ⓘ hearths ⓘ marine faunal remains ⓘ plant remains ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasEarliestEvidenceOf |
maritime-oriented subsistence in the Andes
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textile production in the Americas ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
cotton
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gourds ⓘ plant fibers ⓘ |
| hasSubsistenceEvidence |
fishing
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hunting of marine mammals ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ use of wild plants ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important archaeological heritage of Peru ⓘ |
| knownFor |
basketry
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complex fishing technologies ⓘ early agriculture evidence ⓘ early complex society in the Americas ⓘ early cotton use ⓘ early gourds use ⓘ early maritime adaptation ⓘ early textile production ⓘ preceramic occupation ⓘ textile iconography ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
La Libertad Region
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north coast of Peru ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chicama Valley
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
early human adaptation to coastal environments
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origins of social complexity in the Andes ⓘ origins of textile technology in the Americas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Huaca Prieta Description of subject: Huaca Prieta is an ancient preceramic archaeological site on Peru’s north coast, renowned for some of the earliest evidence of complex society, textile production, and maritime adaptation in the Americas.
Referenced by (3)
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