Adena culture
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The Adena culture was an early Native American mound-building society of the Early Woodland period in the Ohio Valley, known for its conical burial mounds, elaborate mortuary practices, and distinctive pottery and stone tools.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adena culture canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2109788 — 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: Adena culture Context triple: [Hopewell tradition, influencedBy, Adena culture]
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A.
Oneota culture
Oneota culture was a late prehistoric Native American tradition of the Upper Midwest, known for its distinctive shell-tempered pottery, large agricultural villages, and connections to ancestral Siouan-speaking peoples.
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B.
Mississippian culture
The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in the Eastern Woodlands and Southeast of what is now the United States from roughly 800 to 1600 CE, known for its large urban centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks.
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C.
Clovis culture
Clovis culture was an early Native American archaeological culture known for its distinctive fluted stone spear points and widespread presence across North America near the end of the last Ice Age.
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D.
Diquís culture
Diquís culture was a pre-Columbian society in southern Costa Rica, best known for its sophisticated metalwork and the creation of large, perfectly carved stone spheres.
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E.
Fort Ancient culture
The Fort Ancient culture was a Late Prehistoric Native American society of the Ohio Valley known for its maize-based agriculture, village settlements, and distinctive pottery, often considered related to or influenced by Mississippian cultural traditions.
- 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: Adena culture Target entity description: The Adena culture was an early Native American mound-building society of the Early Woodland period in the Ohio Valley, known for its conical burial mounds, elaborate mortuary practices, and distinctive pottery and stone tools.
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A.
Oneota culture
Oneota culture was a late prehistoric Native American tradition of the Upper Midwest, known for its distinctive shell-tempered pottery, large agricultural villages, and connections to ancestral Siouan-speaking peoples.
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B.
Mississippian culture
The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in the Eastern Woodlands and Southeast of what is now the United States from roughly 800 to 1600 CE, known for its large urban centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks.
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C.
Clovis culture
Clovis culture was an early Native American archaeological culture known for its distinctive fluted stone spear points and widespread presence across North America near the end of the last Ice Age.
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D.
Diquís culture
Diquís culture was a pre-Columbian society in southern Costa Rica, best known for its sophisticated metalwork and the creation of large, perfectly carved stone spheres.
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E.
Fort Ancient culture
The Fort Ancient culture was a Late Prehistoric Native American society of the Ohio Valley known for its maize-based agriculture, village settlements, and distinctive pottery, often considered related to or influenced by Mississippian cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American culture
ⓘ
Pre-Columbian culture ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cultivated |
goosefoot
ⓘ
maygrass ⓘ squash ⓘ sunflower ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 200 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Hopewell tradition
ⓘ
surface form:
Hopewell culture
|
| hasActivity | mound building ⓘ |
| hasArtifactType |
beads
ⓘ
cord-marked pottery ⓘ gorgets ⓘ projectile points ⓘ stone pipes ⓘ stone tablets ⓘ thick-walled pottery ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
abstract engraved motifs
ⓘ
simple geometric designs ⓘ |
| hasBurialPractice |
burials beneath mounds
ⓘ
cremation ⓘ extended inhumation ⓘ log-lined tombs ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
gathering
ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Indiana
ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ New York ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ |
| hasReligionOrBelief |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
mortuary ceremonialism ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern |
hamlets
ⓘ
small dispersed villages ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Adena Mound
ⓘ
Criel Mound ⓘ Grave Creek Mound ⓘ Miamisburg Mound ⓘ Wolf Plains Group ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfStructure |
burial mound
ⓘ
earthwork ⓘ ritual mound ⓘ |
| influenced | Hopewell tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conical burial mounds
ⓘ
distinctive pottery ⓘ elaborate mortuary practices ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern United States
ⓘ
Ohio Valley region ⓘ
surface form:
Ohio Valley
|
| namedAfter | Adena Mound ⓘ |
| partOf | Early Woodland period ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1000 BCE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
funerary ceremonies
ⓘ
ritual ceremonies ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
clay
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copper ⓘ mica ⓘ shell ⓘ stone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adena culture Description of subject: The Adena culture was an early Native American mound-building society of the Early Woodland period in the Ohio Valley, known for its conical burial mounds, elaborate mortuary practices, and distinctive pottery and stone tools.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.