Blackwater Draw
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Blackwater Draw is a renowned Paleoindian archaeological site in eastern New Mexico known for its well-preserved evidence of early human habitation and association with the Clovis culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blackwater Draw canonical | 2 |
| Blackwater Draw Locality 1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9158745 — 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: Blackwater Draw Context triple: [Clovis culture, archaeologicalSite, Blackwater Draw]
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A.
Salt Creek
Salt Creek is a small unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado, known primarily as a residential area near the city of Pueblo.
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B.
Salt Creek
Salt Creek is a smaller stream that feeds into the Trent River within its watershed.
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C.
Blackwater Canyon
Blackwater Canyon is a rugged, scenic gorge in West Virginia known for its dramatic cliffs, dense forests, and the Blackwater River running through it, making it a popular destination for hiking and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Pahranagat Wash
Pahranagat Wash is a desert watercourse in Nevada that drains the Pahranagat Valley and channels its runoff toward larger regional watershed systems.
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E.
Badger Creek
Badger Creek is a stream in north-central Oregon that flows through the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range and lends its name to the surrounding Badger Creek Wilderness.
- 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: Blackwater Draw Target entity description: Blackwater Draw is a renowned Paleoindian archaeological site in eastern New Mexico known for its well-preserved evidence of early human habitation and association with the Clovis culture.
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A.
Salt Creek
Salt Creek is a small unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado, known primarily as a residential area near the city of Pueblo.
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B.
Salt Creek
Salt Creek is a smaller stream that feeds into the Trent River within its watershed.
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C.
Blackwater Canyon
Blackwater Canyon is a rugged, scenic gorge in West Virginia known for its dramatic cliffs, dense forests, and the Blackwater River running through it, making it a popular destination for hiking and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Pahranagat Wash
Pahranagat Wash is a desert watercourse in Nevada that drains the Pahranagat Valley and channels its runoff toward larger regional watershed systems.
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E.
Badger Creek
Badger Creek is a stream in north-central Oregon that flows through the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range and lends its name to the surrounding Badger Creek Wilderness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Clovis culture site
ⓘ
Paleoindian site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| contains |
bone beds
ⓘ
butchering areas ⓘ kill sites ⓘ spring-fed pond deposits ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | approximately 13,000 years ago ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Blackwater Draw Locality 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Blackwater Draw
Blackwater Locality No. 1 ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| hasDiscovery |
Clovis projectile points
ⓘ
linked to:
Clovis point
bison remains ⓘ bone tools ⓘ faunal assemblages ⓘ mammoth remains ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse | field school training site ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | semi-arid High Plains setting ⓘ |
| hasHydrology | ancient spring and pond system ⓘ |
| hasPart | Blackwater Draw Museum ⓘ |
| hasSignificantCulture |
Clovis culture
ⓘ
Folsom culture ⓘ |
| hasSignificantPeriod |
Paleoindian period
ⓘ
linked to:
Paleo-Indian period
|
| hasStratigraphy |
multiple cultural components
ⓘ
well-defined geological layers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pleistocene megafauna remains
ⓘ
association with Clovis points ⓘ early human habitation evidence ⓘ well-preserved stratified deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
ⓘ
eastern New Mexico ⓘ |
| managedBy | Eastern New Mexico University ⓘ |
| near |
Clovis, New Mexico
ⓘ
Portales, New Mexico ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Llano Estacado ⓘ |
| researchField |
Paleoindian archaeology
ⓘ
geoarchaeology ⓘ paleoecology ⓘ |
| significance |
key evidence for early peopling of the Americas
ⓘ
type locality for classic Clovis complex in the region ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
Early Holocene
ⓘ
Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| usedFor |
big-game hunting
ⓘ
butchering and processing of megafauna ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blackwater Draw Description of subject: Blackwater Draw is a renowned Paleoindian archaeological site in eastern New Mexico known for its well-preserved evidence of early human habitation and association with the Clovis culture.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Blackwater Draw