Basketmaker II Era
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The Basketmaker II Era was an early cultural phase of the Ancestral Puebloans in the American Southwest, marked by the adoption of agriculture, pit-house dwellings, and distinctive basketry before the widespread use of pottery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Basketmaker II Era canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basketmaker II Era Context triple: [Basketmaker II period, hasAlternativeName, Basketmaker II Era]
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A.
Guardians of the Tradition
Guardians of the Tradition is the official English title of Pope Francis’s 2021 apostolic letter *Traditionis custodes*, which regulates the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass in the Roman Catholic Church.
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B.
Middle Horizon 1–2
Middle Horizon 1–2 is an early phase of the Andean Middle Horizon period associated with the rise and expansion of the Wari Empire in pre-Columbian Peru.
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C.
Days of Old
"Days of Old" is a blues track featured on the collaborative album "Riding with the King" by B.B. King and Eric Clapton.
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D.
The Originators
"The Originators" is a hip-hop track featured on DJ Khaled's album "We the Best," showcasing collaborations with prominent rap artists.
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E.
Trailblazers
Trailblazers is the mascot and nickname representing the athletic teams of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
- 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: Basketmaker II Era Target entity description: The Basketmaker II Era was an early cultural phase of the Ancestral Puebloans in the American Southwest, marked by the adoption of agriculture, pit-house dwellings, and distinctive basketry before the widespread use of pottery.
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A.
Guardians of the Tradition
Guardians of the Tradition is the official English title of Pope Francis’s 2021 apostolic letter *Traditionis custodes*, which regulates the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass in the Roman Catholic Church.
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B.
Middle Horizon 1–2
Middle Horizon 1–2 is an early phase of the Andean Middle Horizon period associated with the rise and expansion of the Wari Empire in pre-Columbian Peru.
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C.
Days of Old
"Days of Old" is a blues track featured on the collaborative album "Riding with the King" by B.B. King and Eric Clapton.
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D.
The Originators
"The Originators" is a hip-hop track featured on DJ Khaled's album "We the Best," showcasing collaborations with prominent rap artists.
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E.
Trailblazers
Trailblazers is the mascot and nickname representing the athletic teams of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan cultural phase
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archaeological culture period ⓘ |
| culture | Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ |
| follows | Basketmaker I Era ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | c. 500 CE ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
archaeological remains
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basketry artifacts ⓘ lithic tools ⓘ maize cobs ⓘ pithouse sites ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adoption of agriculture
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bean cultivation ⓘ coiled basketry ⓘ continued hunting and gathering ⓘ dry-farming techniques ⓘ early communal structures ⓘ extensive basketry production ⓘ increased population density ⓘ limited pottery use or absence of pottery in early phases ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ pit-house dwellings ⓘ rock art production ⓘ sandals made from plant fibers ⓘ semi-sedentary lifestyle ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ storage of surplus crops ⓘ storage pits ⓘ subterranean houses ⓘ twined basketry ⓘ use of atlatl ⓘ use of small game ⓘ use of spear-thrower ⓘ use of wild plant foods ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
American Southwest
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linked to:
southwestern United States
Colorado Plateau ⓘ Four Corners region ⓘ present-day Arizona ⓘ present-day Colorado ⓘ present-day New Mexico ⓘ present-day Utah ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | c. 500 BCE ⓘ |
| partOf | Ancestral Puebloan sequence ⓘ |
| precedes |
Basketmaker III Era
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linked to:
Basketmaker III period
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| studiedBy | Southwestern archaeologists ⓘ |
| timePeriodWithin | Late Archaic to Early Formative period in the Southwest ⓘ |
| transitionTo |
adoption of pottery in later phases
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greater sedentism in Basketmaker III Era ⓘ |
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