Gravettian
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Gravettian is an Upper Paleolithic archaeological culture in Europe, known for its distinctive stone tools, cave art, and Venus figurines dating roughly from 33,000 to 21,000 years ago.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gravettian canonical | 2 |
| Gravettian culture | 2 |
| Gravettian culture remains | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4179861 — 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: Gravettian Context triple: [Grotte de Pech Merle, hasArtCulture, Gravettian]
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Magdalenian
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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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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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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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.
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Picene culture
Picene culture was an Iron Age archaeological culture in central Italy associated with the ancient Piceni people, known for its distinctive burial customs, metalwork, and role in pre-Roman Italic society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gravettian Target entity description: Gravettian is an Upper Paleolithic archaeological culture in Europe, known for its distinctive stone tools, cave art, and Venus figurines dating roughly from 33,000 to 21,000 years ago.
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A.
Magdalenian
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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B.
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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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.
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.
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E.
Picene culture
Picene culture was an Iron Age archaeological culture in central Italy associated with the ancient Piceni people, known for its distinctive burial customs, metalwork, and role in pre-Roman Italic society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Upper Paleolithic culture
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archaeological culture ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Venus figurines of Paleolithic Europe
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female figurines with exaggerated sexual features ⓘ |
| associatedArtifact |
Dolní Věstonice ceramic figurines
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Venus of Willendorf ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Homo sapiens
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modern humans ⓘ |
| burialPractices |
formal burials
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use of red ochre in burials ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition |
after Aurignacian
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before Magdalenian ⓘ before Solutrean ⓘ |
| chronology | circa 33,000–21,000 BP ⓘ |
| climateContext | Last Glacial period ⓘ |
| countryOfTypeSite | France ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Upper Palaeolithic
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surface form:
European Upper Paleolithic
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| economy | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| geographicExtent |
Central Europe
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Eastern Europe ⓘ Russian Plain ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite |
Dolní Věstonice
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Kostenki ⓘ Pavlov ⓘ Willendorf ⓘ |
| hasTypeSite | La Gravette ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Venus of Willendorf
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surface form:
Venus figurines
backed bladelets ⓘ bone and antler tools ⓘ burins ⓘ cave art ⓘ distinctive stone tools ⓘ portable art ⓘ shouldered points ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
animal tooth pendants
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perforated shells ⓘ personal ornaments ⓘ |
| namedAfter | La Gravette ⓘ |
| partOf |
Upper Palaeolithic
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surface form:
Upper Paleolithic
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| region | Europe ⓘ |
| researchField | Paleolithic archaeology ⓘ |
| subsistence |
big-game hunting
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horse hunting ⓘ reindeer hunting ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | approximately 21,000 years ago ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | approximately 33,000 years ago ⓘ |
| toolTechnology |
blade technology
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microlithic elements ⓘ |
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Subject: Gravettian Description of subject: Gravettian is an Upper Paleolithic archaeological culture in Europe, known for its distinctive stone tools, cave art, and Venus figurines dating roughly from 33,000 to 21,000 years ago.
Referenced by (5)
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