Moche archaeological complex
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The Moche archaeological complex is an ancient ceremonial and urban center on Peru’s north coast, renowned for its monumental adobe pyramids, elaborate iconography, and insights into the Moche civilization’s political and religious life.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huacas de Moche | 3 |
| Chankillo | 1 |
| Huacas de Moche complex | 1 |
| Moche archaeological complex canonical | 1 |
| Moche ceremonial landscape | 1 |
| Moche cultural landscape | 1 |
| San José de Moro Archaeological Program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5734092 — 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: Moche archaeological complex Context triple: [Huaca del Sol, partOf, Moche archaeological complex]
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Paracas archaeological complex
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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B.
Huánuco Pampa archaeological site
The Huánuco Pampa archaeological site is a major Inca administrative and ceremonial center on the central highland plateau of Peru, notable for its vast planned layout and well-preserved stone architecture.
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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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Pachacámac archaeological site
The Pachacámac archaeological site is a major pre-Columbian religious and administrative complex on Peru’s central coast, renowned as an important oracle center for multiple Andean cultures including the Wari and Inca.
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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: Moche archaeological complex Target entity description: The Moche archaeological complex is an ancient ceremonial and urban center on Peru’s north coast, renowned for its monumental adobe pyramids, elaborate iconography, and insights into the Moche civilization’s political and religious life.
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A.
Paracas archaeological complex
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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B.
Huánuco Pampa archaeological site
The Huánuco Pampa archaeological site is a major Inca administrative and ceremonial center on the central highland plateau of Peru, notable for its vast planned layout and well-preserved stone architecture.
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C.
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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D.
Pachacámac archaeological site
The Pachacámac archaeological site is a major pre-Columbian religious and administrative complex on Peru’s central coast, renowned as an important oracle center for multiple Andean cultures including the Wari and Inca.
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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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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ceremonial center ⓘ urban center ⓘ |
| artMedium |
polychrome mural painting
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relief decoration ⓘ |
| artStyle | Moche iconography ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Moche civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | Early Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyEnd | 8th century CE ⓘ |
| chronologyStart | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| civilization | Moche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | adobe brick architecture ⓘ |
| contains |
burial areas
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platform mounds ⓘ plazas ⓘ residential compounds ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Peruvian archaeologists ⓘ |
| governanceRole | seat of Moche elite ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Huaca de la Luna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huaca del Sol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | pre-Columbian site ⓘ |
| iconographyThemes |
ritual combat
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sacrifice ceremony ⓘ supernatural beings ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate iconography
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insights into Moche political life ⓘ insights into Moche religious life ⓘ monumental adobe pyramids ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
La Libertad Region
NERFINISHED
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Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north coast of Peru ⓘ |
| material | adobe ⓘ |
| near | city of Trujillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | ceremonial center ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | national cultural heritage of Peru ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
place of human sacrifice
ⓘ
ritual space ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
residential area ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for understanding Moche art
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key site for understanding Moche religion ⓘ key site for understanding Moche state organization ⓘ |
| topography | valley of the Moche River ⓘ |
| tourism | archaeological tourism destination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moche archaeological complex Description of subject: The Moche archaeological complex is an ancient ceremonial and urban center on Peru’s north coast, renowned for its monumental adobe pyramids, elaborate iconography, and insights into the Moche civilization’s political and religious life.
Referenced by (9)
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