Casma–Sechin culture
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The Casma–Sechin culture was an early complex society on the northern coast of Peru, notable for its monumental stone architecture, large ceremonial centers, and some of the oldest known relief carvings in the Andes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Casma culture | 1 |
| Casma–Sechin culture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3202591 — 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: Casma–Sechin culture Context triple: [Andes cultural area, includesCulture, Casma–Sechin culture]
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A.
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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B.
Recuay culture
The Recuay culture was a pre-Columbian Andean civilization of the north-central highlands of present-day Peru, noted for its distinctive stone architecture, sculptural art, and elaborate ceramic traditions.
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C.
Chachapoya culture
The Chachapoya culture was a pre-Columbian Andean society in northern Peru known for its mountaintop settlements, distinctive cliffside tombs, and resistance to Inca expansion.
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D.
Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
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E.
Pukara culture
The Pukara culture was an early highland Andean civilization centered around Lake Titicaca, known for its monumental architecture, distinctive polychrome ceramics, and role as a precursor to later cultures such as Tiwanaku.
- 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: Casma–Sechin culture Target entity description: The Casma–Sechin culture was an early complex society on the northern coast of Peru, notable for its monumental stone architecture, large ceremonial centers, and some of the oldest known relief carvings in the Andes.
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A.
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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B.
Recuay culture
The Recuay culture was a pre-Columbian Andean civilization of the north-central highlands of present-day Peru, noted for its distinctive stone architecture, sculptural art, and elaborate ceramic traditions.
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C.
Chachapoya culture
The Chachapoya culture was a pre-Columbian Andean society in northern Peru known for its mountaintop settlements, distinctive cliffside tombs, and resistance to Inca expansion.
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D.
Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
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E.
Pukara culture
The Pukara culture was an early highland Andean civilization centered around Lake Titicaca, known for its monumental architecture, distinctive polychrome ceramics, and role as a precursor to later cultures such as Tiwanaku.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean culture
ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| developedAlong |
Casma River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sechin River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 900 BCE ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 2000–1000 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Chavín culture ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
monumental iconography of warfare
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stone relief sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Cerro Sechín
ⓘ
surface form:
Cerro Sechin
|
| hasFeature |
elite-controlled ritual centers
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evidence of social stratification ⓘ planned ceremonial complexes ⓘ public architecture larger than domestic architecture ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Cerro Sechín
ⓘ
surface form:
Cerro Sechin
Las Haldas ⓘ Moxeke ⓘ Pampa de las Llamas–Moxeke ⓘ Sechín Alto ⓘ
surface form:
Sechin Alto
Sechin Bajo ⓘ Taukachi-Konkan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex ceremonial architecture
ⓘ
early relief carvings in the Andes ⓘ large ceremonial centers ⓘ megalithic constructions ⓘ monumental stone architecture ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ stone friezes depicting warriors and dismembered bodies ⓘ sunken circular plazas ⓘ |
| languageStatus | language unknown ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Casma Valley
ⓘ
Sechin Valley ⓘ northern coast of Peru ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
beans
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andean Early Intermediate cultural traditions
ⓘ
surface form:
North-Central Coast traditions of Peru
|
| precededBy | earlier Late Archaic coastal societies of Peru ⓘ |
| region | Ancash Region ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 3600 BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Formative Period in the Andes
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surface form:
Initial Period of Peru
Late Archaic period ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
adobe
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stone ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no known writing system ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Casma–Sechin culture Description of subject: The Casma–Sechin culture was an early complex society on the northern coast of Peru, notable for its monumental stone architecture, large ceremonial centers, and some of the oldest known relief carvings in the Andes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Casma culture