Valdivia culture
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The Valdivia culture was an early coastal civilization in what is now Ecuador, notable for its advanced pottery, long-term village settlements, and role as one of the earliest complex societies in the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Valdivia culture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Valdivia culture Context triple: [Formative Period in the Andes, hasNotableCulture, Valdivia culture]
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Diaguita culture
The Diaguita culture was a pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of north-central Chile and northwest Argentina, known for its advanced agriculture, distinctive polychrome ceramics, and complex social organization.
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Calchaquí culture
The Calchaquí culture was a pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of the northwest Argentine Andes, noted for its fortified settlements, advanced agriculture, and distinctive ceramics.
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Chilota culture
Chilota culture is the distinctive maritime, agricultural, and religious folk culture of the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile, known for its wooden churches, mythology, crafts, and unique traditions shaped by both Indigenous and Spanish influences.
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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.
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San Pedro de Atacama culture
The San Pedro de Atacama culture was a pre-Columbian Atacameño society of northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, known for its oasis settlements, elaborate funerary practices, and distinctive ceramics and metalwork.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Valdivia culture Target entity description: The Valdivia culture was an early coastal civilization in what is now Ecuador, notable for its advanced pottery, long-term village settlements, and role as one of the earliest complex societies in the Americas.
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A.
Diaguita culture
The Diaguita culture was a pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of north-central Chile and northwest Argentina, known for its advanced agriculture, distinctive polychrome ceramics, and complex social organization.
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B.
Calchaquí culture
The Calchaquí culture was a pre-Columbian indigenous civilization of the northwest Argentine Andes, noted for its fortified settlements, advanced agriculture, and distinctive ceramics.
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C.
Chilota culture
Chilota culture is the distinctive maritime, agricultural, and religious folk culture of the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile, known for its wooden churches, mythology, crafts, and unique traditions shaped by both Indigenous and Spanish influences.
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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.
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E.
San Pedro de Atacama culture
The San Pedro de Atacama culture was a pre-Columbian Atacameño society of northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, known for its oasis settlements, elaborate funerary practices, and distinctive ceramics and metalwork.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient civilization
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archaeological culture ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| ceramicTechnology |
coil-built pottery
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fired clay ⓘ |
| chronologicalPhase | Early Formative period ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Betty Meggers
NERFINISHED
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Clifford Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Emilio Estrada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
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gathering ⓘ horticulture ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1500 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Machalilla culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Loma Alta
NERFINISHED
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Real Alto NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdivia site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtifactType |
Valdivia figurine
NERFINISHED
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bowls ⓘ jars ⓘ stirrup-spout vessel ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Valdivia I phase
NERFINISHED
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Valdivia II phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdivia III phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdivia IV phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdivia IX phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdivia V phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdivia VI phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdivia VII phase NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdivia VIII phase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
household clusters
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permanent villages ⓘ |
| influenced | Machalilla culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early pottery production
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female figurines ⓘ incised pottery decoration ⓘ long-term village settlements ⓘ one of the earliest complex societies in the Americas ⓘ red-slipped ceramics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guayas Province
NERFINISHED
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Santa Elena Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal Ecuador ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Valdivia (archaeological site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Formative cultures of Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Las Vegas culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific coast of Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | ancestor veneration (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based society ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 3500 BCE ⓘ |
| usedCrop |
beans
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maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ squash ⓘ |
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Subject: Valdivia culture Description of subject: The Valdivia culture was an early coastal civilization in what is now Ecuador, notable for its advanced pottery, long-term village settlements, and role as one of the earliest complex societies in the Americas.
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