Magdalenian
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Magdalenian refers to a late Upper Paleolithic culture in Western Europe, known for its sophisticated cave art, bone and antler tools, and hunter-gatherer lifestyle near the end of the last Ice Age.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Magdalenian canonical | 6 |
| Magdalenian culture | 2 |
| Magdalenian culture remains | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3853891 — 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.
Target entity: Magdalenian Context triple: [Grotte de Niaux, hasArtPeriod, Magdalenian]
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Stone Age
The Stone Age is the earliest known period of human prehistory, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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Corded Ware culture
The Corded Ware culture was a widespread Late Neolithic–Early Bronze Age archaeological culture in much of northern and central Europe, often linked to early Indo-European expansions.
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Badarian culture
Badarian culture was an early Predynastic Egyptian Neolithic culture in Upper Egypt, notable for its distinctive pottery, burial practices, and role in the development of ancient Egyptian civilization.
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Yamnaya culture
The Yamnaya culture was a late Copper Age to early Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often linked to the spread of Indo-European languages and steppe ancestry across Europe and parts of Asia.
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Idumaean
Idumaean refers to a person from Idumea (Edom), a region south of Judea whose inhabitants were integrated into the Jewish state in the late Second Temple period and are historically associated with figures like Herod the Great.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Magdalenian Target entity description: Magdalenian refers to a late Upper Paleolithic culture in Western Europe, known for its sophisticated cave art, bone and antler tools, and hunter-gatherer lifestyle near the end of the last Ice Age.
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A.
Stone Age
The Stone Age is the earliest known period of human prehistory, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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B.
Corded Ware culture
The Corded Ware culture was a widespread Late Neolithic–Early Bronze Age archaeological culture in much of northern and central Europe, often linked to early Indo-European expansions.
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C.
Badarian culture
Badarian culture was an early Predynastic Egyptian Neolithic culture in Upper Egypt, notable for its distinctive pottery, burial practices, and role in the development of ancient Egyptian civilization.
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D.
Yamnaya culture
The Yamnaya culture was a late Copper Age to early Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often linked to the spread of Indo-European languages and steppe ancestry across Europe and parts of Asia.
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E.
Idumaean
Idumaean refers to a person from Idumea (Edom), a region south of Judea whose inhabitants were integrated into the Jewish state in the late Second Temple period and are historically associated with figures like Herod the Great.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Upper Paleolithic culture
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archaeological culture ⓘ |
| artMedium |
carvings on bone and antler
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cave painting ⓘ engravings ⓘ |
| artStyle | naturalistic animal depictions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
end of the Last Glacial Maximum
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hunter-gatherer subsistence ⓘ |
| climateContext |
cold steppe-tundra environments
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late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| culturalSuccessor |
Azilian culture
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Epipaleolithic cultures in Western Europe ⓘ |
| economyType | foraging ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 12,000 BCE ⓘ |
| follows |
Gravettian
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surface form:
Gravettian culture
Solutrean archaeological culture ⓘ
surface form:
Solutrean culture
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| hasSite |
Altamira Cave
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surface form:
Altamira
La Madeleine rock shelter ⓘ Lascaux cave ⓘ
surface form:
Lascaux
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil ⓘ
surface form:
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac
Niaux ⓘ Pech Merle (regional context often distinguished) ⓘ
surface form:
Pech Merle
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| knownFor |
barbed points
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batons perforés ⓘ bone needles ⓘ engraved bones ⓘ harpoons ⓘ portable art ⓘ sophisticated cave art ⓘ spear throwers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
Czech Republic ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| mainSubsistence |
bison hunting
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horse hunting ⓘ reindeer hunting ⓘ |
| namedAfter | La Madeleine rock shelter ⓘ |
| partOf |
Upper Palaeolithic
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surface form:
Upper Paleolithic
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| populationType | anatomically modern humans ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 17,000 BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Upper Paleolithic ⓘ |
| usedToolMaterial |
antler
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bone ⓘ flint ⓘ ivory ⓘ |
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Subject: Magdalenian Description of subject: Magdalenian refers to a late Upper Paleolithic culture in Western Europe, known for its sophisticated cave art, bone and antler tools, and hunter-gatherer lifestyle near the end of the last Ice Age.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.