Tumaco-La Tolita archaeological tradition
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The Tumaco-La Tolita archaeological tradition was a pre-Columbian culture of the Pacific coast of present-day Colombia and Ecuador, renowned for its sophisticated goldwork, ceramics, and complex ceremonial practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tumaco-La Tolita archaeological tradition canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tumaco-La Tolita archaeological tradition Context triple: [Tumaco, hasCulturalHeritage, Tumaco-La Tolita archaeological tradition]
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A.
Piedras del Tunjo Archaeological Park
Piedras del Tunjo Archaeological Park is a pre-Columbian rock art and archaeological site in central Colombia, known for its large sandstone formations covered with ancient pictographs.
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B.
La Venta
La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
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C.
Sipán
Sipán is an important archaeological site in northern Peru renowned for its richly furnished Moche tombs, including that of the Lord of Sipán.
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D.
Chinchero archaeological site
The Chinchero archaeological site is an Inca-era complex in Peru renowned for its terraced landscapes, colonial church built atop Inca foundations, and role as a historic gateway to the Sacred Valley.
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E.
Monte Verde site
The Monte Verde site is an archaeological location in southern Chile that provides some of the earliest widely accepted evidence of human presence in the Americas, challenging the traditional Clovis-first model.
- 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: Tumaco-La Tolita archaeological tradition Target entity description: The Tumaco-La Tolita archaeological tradition was a pre-Columbian culture of the Pacific coast of present-day Colombia and Ecuador, renowned for its sophisticated goldwork, ceramics, and complex ceremonial practices.
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A.
Piedras del Tunjo Archaeological Park
Piedras del Tunjo Archaeological Park is a pre-Columbian rock art and archaeological site in central Colombia, known for its large sandstone formations covered with ancient pictographs.
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B.
La Venta
La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
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C.
Sipán
Sipán is an important archaeological site in northern Peru renowned for its richly furnished Moche tombs, including that of the Lord of Sipán.
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D.
Chinchero archaeological site
The Chinchero archaeological site is an Inca-era complex in Peru renowned for its terraced landscapes, colonial church built atop Inca foundations, and role as a historic gateway to the Sacred Valley.
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E.
Monte Verde site
The Monte Verde site is an archaeological location in southern Chile that provides some of the earliest widely accepted evidence of human presence in the Americas, challenging the traditional Clovis-first model.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
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pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| cultureArea | Pacific lowlands of Colombia and Ecuador ⓘ |
| endTime | approximately 600 CE ⓘ |
| flourishedIn | first millennium CE ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
depictions of disease and deformity
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expressive facial features ⓘ mythological beings ⓘ naturalistic representation of human figures ⓘ |
| hasBurialPractice |
elite tombs with rich grave goods
ⓘ
mound burials ⓘ use of gold ornaments in burials ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
La Tolita Island
ⓘ
Nariño Department ⓘ
surface form:
Tumaco region
|
| hasDiscoverySite |
Isla de La Tolita
ⓘ
Tumaco Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Tumaco Bay region
|
| hasEconomy |
cacao cultivation
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ horticulture ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ regional trade ⓘ salt production ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily |
Barbacoan languages
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surface form:
Barbacoan languages (hypothesized)
|
| hasMaterial |
copper
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fine clay ⓘ gold ⓘ platinum ⓘ tumbaga ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
ritual use of hallucinogens (hypothesized) ⓘ shamanic practices ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
coastal settlements
ⓘ
mound centers ⓘ riverine settlements ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
Formative period
ⓘ
Regional Development period ⓘ |
| influenced | later Pacific lowland cultures of Colombia and Ecuador ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anthropomorphic figurines
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body adornments ⓘ ceramics ⓘ complex ceremonial practices ⓘ figurative sculpture ⓘ fine metalworking ⓘ goldwork ⓘ lost-wax casting ⓘ nose ornaments ⓘ pectoral ornaments ⓘ ritual masks ⓘ tumbaga alloys ⓘ zoomorphic figurines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Esmeraldas
ⓘ
surface form:
Esmeraldas Province
Nariño Department ⓘ Pacific coast of Colombia ⓘ Coastal Region of Ecuador ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific coast of Ecuador
South America ⓘ |
| partOf |
pre-Columbian cultures of Colombia
ⓘ
pre-Columbian cultures of Ecuador ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Tolita culture
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Tumaco culture ⓘ |
| startTime | approximately 300 BCE ⓘ |
| studiedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
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