Pastoral period
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The Pastoral period is a phase of Saharan prehistory marked by rock art depicting domesticated cattle and herding communities, reflecting a time when the region supported pastoralist societies in a greener climate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pastoral Neolithic | 1 |
| Pastoral period canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10591047 — 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: Pastoral period Context triple: [Tassili n’Ajjer, hasRockArtPeriod, Pastoral period]
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A.
Woodland period
The Woodland period was a prehistoric era in North America marked by the development of pottery, mound-building, horticulture, and increasingly complex social and trade networks.
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B.
Neolithic period
The Neolithic period was a prehistoric era marked by the development of agriculture, permanent settlements, and polished stone tools, laying the foundations for early human civilizations.
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C.
Archaic period
The Archaic period was an early phase of ancient Greek history, roughly from the 8th to early 5th century BCE, marked by the rise of city-states, colonization, and significant developments in art, politics, and literature.
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D.
Archaic period
The Archaic period in Aridoamerica was a long prehistoric era marked by hunter-gatherer societies adapting to arid environments through intensive plant use, early cultivation, and increasingly complex social organization.
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E.
Heroic Age
The Heroic Age is a legendary period in Greek mythology characterized by the exploits of great heroes such as Heracles, Perseus, and the warriors of the Trojan War.
- 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: Pastoral period Target entity description: The Pastoral period is a phase of Saharan prehistory marked by rock art depicting domesticated cattle and herding communities, reflecting a time when the region supported pastoralist societies in a greener climate.
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A.
Woodland period
The Woodland period was a prehistoric era in North America marked by the development of pottery, mound-building, horticulture, and increasingly complex social and trade networks.
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B.
Neolithic period
The Neolithic period was a prehistoric era marked by the development of agriculture, permanent settlements, and polished stone tools, laying the foundations for early human civilizations.
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C.
Archaic period
The Archaic period was an early phase of ancient Greek history, roughly from the 8th to early 5th century BCE, marked by the rise of city-states, colonization, and significant developments in art, politics, and literature.
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D.
Archaic period
The Archaic period in Aridoamerica was a long prehistoric era marked by hunter-gatherer societies adapting to arid environments through intensive plant use, early cultivation, and increasingly complex social organization.
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E.
Heroic Age
The Heroic Age is a legendary period in Greek mythology characterized by the exploits of great heroes such as Heracles, Perseus, and the warriors of the Trojan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
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phase of Saharan prehistory ⓘ prehistoric period ⓘ |
| artMotif |
cattle with large lyre-shaped horns
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family groups and social gatherings ⓘ herders leading cattle ⓘ huts and enclosures ⓘ milking scenes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
domestication of cattle in the Sahara
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spread of Afro-Asiatic speaking pastoralists (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| associatedWithClimate |
African Humid Period
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wetter climate than present ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
engraved rock art
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rock art depicting domesticated cattle ⓘ rock art depicting herding scenes ⓘ rock art depicting pastoralist communities ⓘ rock art with polychrome paintings ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
mobile pastoralism
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possible ritual use of cattle ⓘ seasonal movement of herds ⓘ use of cattle for milk ⓘ |
| environmentDuringPeriod |
presence of lakes and rivers in the Sahara
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savanna-like landscapes in the Sahara ⓘ |
| follows |
Archaic period
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Bubaline period ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cattle period
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Pastoral Neolithic ⓘ
linked to:
Pastoral period
|
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
cattle bones at habitation sites
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pastoralist campsites ⓘ rock shelters with pastoral art ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | c. 3000 BCE ⓘ |
| hasKeySite |
Acacus Mountains
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Ennedi Plateau ⓘ
linked to:
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
Messak Settafet ⓘ Tassili n’Ajjer ⓘ
linked to:
Tassili n’Ajjer area
|
| hasMainEconomicActivity |
cattle herding
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pastoralism ⓘ sheep and goat herding ⓘ |
| hasMainRegion |
Central Sahara
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North Africa ⓘ Sahara ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | c. 7000 BCE ⓘ |
| influencesResearchOn |
Holocene climate change in the Sahara
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origins of pastoralism in Africa ⓘ |
| precedes |
Camel period
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Horse period ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
African prehistory
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Saharan archaeology ⓘ rock art studies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pastoral period Description of subject: The Pastoral period is a phase of Saharan prehistory marked by rock art depicting domesticated cattle and herding communities, reflecting a time when the region supported pastoralist societies in a greener climate.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tassili n’Ajjer area
linked to: Pastoral period