Lima culture period

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Andean culture archaeological culture pre-Columbian culture

The Lima culture period was a pre-Columbian era on Peru’s central coast characterized by distinctive adobe pyramid constructions, ceramics, and irrigation systems, exemplified by sites such as Huaca Pucllana.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lima culture	16
Lima culture archaeological tradition	1
Lima culture period canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T754129 — 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.

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Target entity: Lima culture period
Context triple: [Huaca Pucllana, significantPeriod, Lima culture period]

A. Andean Late Horizon
The Andean Late Horizon was the final pre-Columbian cultural period in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire just before Spanish conquest.
B. Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
C. Chavín culture
The Chavín culture was an early, influential pre-Columbian civilization in the northern Andean highlands of Peru, known for its monumental religious centers, distinctive stone carvings, and role as a major cultural precursor in Andean history.
D. Chimu culture
The Chimu culture was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its adobe city of Chan Chan and sophisticated irrigation, metallurgy, and textile production before its conquest by the Inca.
E. Tiwanaku culture
The Tiwanaku culture was a major pre-Columbian Andean civilization centered near Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, known for its monumental stone architecture, advanced agricultural systems, and far-reaching cultural influence.
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: Lima culture period
Target entity description: The Lima culture period was a pre-Columbian era on Peru’s central coast characterized by distinctive adobe pyramid constructions, ceramics, and irrigation systems, exemplified by sites such as Huaca Pucllana.

A. Andean Late Horizon
The Andean Late Horizon was the final pre-Columbian cultural period in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire just before Spanish conquest.
B. Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
C. Chavín culture
The Chavín culture was an early, influential pre-Columbian civilization in the northern Andean highlands of Peru, known for its monumental religious centers, distinctive stone carvings, and role as a major cultural precursor in Andean history.
D. Chimu culture
The Chimu culture was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its adobe city of Chan Chan and sophisticated irrigation, metallurgy, and textile production before its conquest by the Inca.
E. Tiwanaku culture
The Tiwanaku culture was a major pre-Columbian Andean civilization centered near Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, known for its monumental stone architecture, advanced agricultural systems, and far-reaching cultural influence.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Andean culture ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidenceType	architecture ⓘ burials ⓘ ceramics ⓘ textiles ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
cultureArea	Central Andes ⓘ linked to: Andes
economy	agriculture ⓘ craft production ⓘ fishing ⓘ
endTime	c. 650 CE ⓘ
flourishedInCentury	2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ 4th century CE ⓘ 5th century CE ⓘ 6th century CE ⓘ
followedBy	Ichma culture ⓘ Wari culture ⓘ linked to: Wari Empire
hasBuildingMaterial	adobe bricks ⓘ
hasBuildingTechnique	adobe laid in bookshelved pattern ⓘ tapial (rammed earth) ⓘ
hasCapital	Huaca Pucllana ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	adobe platform mounds ⓘ anthropomorphic ceramic motifs ⓘ canal-based agriculture ⓘ coastal valley farming ⓘ extensive irrigation canals ⓘ fishing and maritime exploitation ⓘ geometric ceramic designs ⓘ multi-level terraces ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ stepped pyramids ⓘ sunken plazas ⓘ textile production ⓘ zoomorphic ceramic motifs ⓘ
hasSite	Huaca Huallamarca ⓘ Huaca Juliana ⓘ Huaca La Palma ⓘ Huaca Mateo Salado ⓘ Huaca Pucllana ⓘ Huaca San Marcos ⓘ Huaca Santa Catalina ⓘ Huaca Tres Palos ⓘ Maranga archaeological complex ⓘ linked to: Kotosh archaeological site
hasSiteType	administrative center ⓘ adobe pyramid complex ⓘ ceremonial center ⓘ
languageFamilyHypothesis	Quechuan or Aymaran (uncertain) ⓘ
locatedIn	Chillón Valley ⓘ linked to: Chillón River valley Lima Valley ⓘ linked to: Pisco River valley Lurín Valley ⓘ linked to: Lurín River valley Rímac Valley ⓘ central coast of Peru ⓘ
namedAfter	city of Lima ⓘ linked to: Lima
partOf	Andean preceramic and ceramic cultural sequence ⓘ
precededBy	Chavín culture ⓘ
religion	Andean polytheism ⓘ
startTime	c. 100 CE ⓘ
timePeriod	Early Intermediate Period ⓘ
usedIrrigationFrom	Chillón River ⓘ Lurín River ⓘ Rímac River ⓘ

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