La Galgada
E321175
La Galgada is an important preceramic archaeological site in the northern highlands of Peru, notable for its early monumental architecture and mortuary complexes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Galgada canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3023793 — 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: La Galgada Context triple: [Early Horizon, hasKeySite, La Galgada]
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A.
La Gallega
La Gallega is an alternative name for the Santa María, the largest of Christopher Columbus’s three ships on his first voyage to the Americas in 1492.
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B.
La Leocadia
La Leocadia is a haunting oil-on-plaster painting by Francisco Goya, depicting a mourning woman in dark attire and often interpreted as an allegorical or personal reflection on death and despair.
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C.
El Matareya
El Matareya is a northeastern district of Cairo known for its dense residential neighborhoods and proximity to the historic Heliopolis and Ain Shams areas.
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D.
Estaquería
Estaquería is an ancient ceremonial and possibly astronomical archaeological site associated with Peru’s Nazca culture, notable for its rows of wooden posts and enigmatic ritual function.
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E.
Lady of Elche
The Lady of Elche is a famous 4th-century BCE Iberian stone bust, renowned for its elaborate headdress and jewelry and considered one of Spain’s most iconic archaeological artifacts.
- 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: La Galgada Target entity description: La Galgada is an important preceramic archaeological site in the northern highlands of Peru, notable for its early monumental architecture and mortuary complexes.
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A.
La Gallega
La Gallega is an alternative name for the Santa María, the largest of Christopher Columbus’s three ships on his first voyage to the Americas in 1492.
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B.
La Leocadia
La Leocadia is a haunting oil-on-plaster painting by Francisco Goya, depicting a mourning woman in dark attire and often interpreted as an allegorical or personal reflection on death and despair.
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C.
El Matareya
El Matareya is a northeastern district of Cairo known for its dense residential neighborhoods and proximity to the historic Heliopolis and Ain Shams areas.
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D.
Estaquería
Estaquería is an ancient ceremonial and possibly astronomical archaeological site associated with Peru’s Nazca culture, notable for its rows of wooden posts and enigmatic ritual function.
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E.
Lady of Elche
The Lady of Elche is a famous 4th-century BCE Iberian stone bust, renowned for its elaborate headdress and jewelry and considered one of Spain’s most iconic archaeological artifacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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preceramic site ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturePeriod |
Late Preceramic
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Preceramic Period ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Alberto Bueno Mendoza
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Terence Grieder ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
burial chambers
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circular structures ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ mortuary complexes ⓘ plastered floors ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ ritual hearths ⓘ stone architecture ⓘ stone-lined tombs ⓘ subterranean structures ⓘ |
| hasNo | ceramic tradition in main occupation phases ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex mortuary practices
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early monumental architecture in the Andes ⓘ evidence of early ritual activity ⓘ long sequence of preceramic occupation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ancash Region
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Andes ⓘ Pallasca Province ⓘ northern highlands of Peru ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tablachaca River ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bone artifacts
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gourds ⓘ plant remains ⓘ stone tools ⓘ textile fragments ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean preceramic tradition ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
development of ritual and ceremonial architecture
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early Andean mortuary patterns ⓘ transition from mobile to more sedentary lifeways ⓘ |
| significance |
important for chronology of the Andean Preceramic Period
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key site for understanding early highland ceremonialism in Peru ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 2nd millennium BC
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late 3rd millennium BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Galgada Description of subject: La Galgada is an important preceramic archaeological site in the northern highlands of Peru, notable for its early monumental architecture and mortuary complexes.
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