Kotosh tradition
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The Kotosh tradition is an early Andean cultural complex centered in the highlands of present-day Peru, known for its distinctive ritual architecture and early religious iconography that helped shape later Andean civilizations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kotosh Religious Tradition | 2 |
| Kotosh tradition canonical | 1 |
| Mito tradition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3023773 — 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: Kotosh tradition Context triple: [Early Horizon, influencedCulture, Kotosh tradition]
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A.
Shinto Honkyoku
Shinto Honkyoku is a traditional Shinto liturgical component, likely consisting of core ritual texts, chants, or practices central to Sect Shinto worship.
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B.
Shinto Shusei-ha
Shinto Shusei-ha is a modern Shinto sect that emphasizes moral cultivation and national ethics within the broader framework of Sect Shinto.
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C.
Honmon Butsuryu-shu
Honmon Butsuryu-shu is a Japanese Buddhist denomination that follows the teachings of Nichiren, emphasizing exclusive devotion to the Lotus Sutra and the chanting of its title as the core of practice.
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D.
Motomiya-sai
Motomiya-sai is a traditional Shinto festival held at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, honoring the shrine’s deities with rituals, offerings, and vibrant celebrations.
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E.
Shinto Taikyo
Shinto Taikyo is a Shinto religious sect in Japan that emphasizes traditional Shinto rituals and teachings within the broader framework of Sect Shinto.
- 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: Kotosh tradition Target entity description: The Kotosh tradition is an early Andean cultural complex centered in the highlands of present-day Peru, known for its distinctive ritual architecture and early religious iconography that helped shape later Andean civilizations.
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A.
Shinto Honkyoku
Shinto Honkyoku is a traditional Shinto liturgical component, likely consisting of core ritual texts, chants, or practices central to Sect Shinto worship.
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B.
Shinto Shusei-ha
Shinto Shusei-ha is a modern Shinto sect that emphasizes moral cultivation and national ethics within the broader framework of Sect Shinto.
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C.
Honmon Butsuryu-shu
Honmon Butsuryu-shu is a Japanese Buddhist denomination that follows the teachings of Nichiren, emphasizing exclusive devotion to the Lotus Sutra and the chanting of its title as the core of practice.
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D.
Motomiya-sai
Motomiya-sai is a traditional Shinto festival held at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, honoring the shrine’s deities with rituals, offerings, and vibrant celebrations.
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E.
Shinto Taikyo
Shinto Taikyo is a Shinto religious sect in Japan that emphasizes traditional Shinto rituals and teachings within the broader framework of Sect Shinto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean cultural tradition
ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kotosh tradition
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kotosh Religious Tradition
|
| chronologicallyFollows | early preceramic Andean cultures ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes |
Chavín de Huántar
ⓘ
surface form:
Chavín horizon
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| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | North-Central Highlands of Peru ⓘ |
| culturePeriod | Early Horizon ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Japanese archaeological missions ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1200 BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalPhase |
Kotosh Kotosh phase
ⓘ
surface form:
Kotosh phase
Mito phase ⓘ Wairajirca phase ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central hearths
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niched altars ⓘ plastered temple walls ⓘ subterranean chambers ⓘ sunken temple floors ⓘ |
| hasIconography |
anthropomorphic figures
ⓘ
zoomorphic figures ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kotosh Kotosh phase
ⓘ
Kotosh Mito phase ⓘ Kotosh Wairajirca phase ⓘ Kotosh archaeological site ⓘ
surface form:
Kotosh site
La Galgada site ⓘ Shillacoto site ⓘ Wairajirca phase ⓘ |
| hasType |
Formative period culture
ⓘ
preceramic culture ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chavín culture
ⓘ
later Andean religious traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
crossed-hands motif
ⓘ
early religious iconography ⓘ ritual architecture ⓘ temples with interior niches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Huánuco Region
ⓘ
Peruvian highlands ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kotosh archaeological site ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Andes ⓘ |
| region | Upper Huallaga Valley ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
fire rituals
ⓘ
offering deposits ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 2500 BCE ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Seiichi Izumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| useOfMaterial |
adobe
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plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kotosh tradition Description of subject: The Kotosh tradition is an early Andean cultural complex centered in the highlands of present-day Peru, known for its distinctive ritual architecture and early religious iconography that helped shape later Andean civilizations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kotosh Religious Tradition
this entity surface form:
Kotosh Religious Tradition
this entity surface form:
Mito tradition