Coso Rock Art District
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Coso Rock Art District is a renowned archaeological area in California’s Mojave Desert, famous for its extensive and well-preserved Native American petroglyphs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coso Rock Art District canonical | 3 |
| Coso rock art | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coso Rock Art District Context triple: [Maturango Museum, focusesOn, Coso Rock Art District]
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A.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is a protected archaeological site in Arizona preserving the remains of an ancient Hohokam farming community and its massive Great House structure.
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B.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is a protected area in central New Mexico preserving the ruins of 17th-century Spanish mission churches and earlier Pueblo Indian communities.
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C.
Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites
Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites are a group of well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and related ruins located on Wetherill Mesa in southwestern Colorado.
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D.
El Cerrito archaeological zone
El Cerrito archaeological zone is a pre-Hispanic ceremonial center in Querétaro, Mexico, notable for its large pyramid and remains associated with various Mesoamerican cultures.
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E.
Gila Cliff Dwellings (core archeological area)
Gila Cliff Dwellings (core archeological area) is a pre-Columbian Mogollon cliff dwelling complex in southwestern New Mexico, notable for its well-preserved stone and masonry structures built into natural caves.
- 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: Coso Rock Art District Target entity description: Coso Rock Art District is a renowned archaeological area in California’s Mojave Desert, famous for its extensive and well-preserved Native American petroglyphs.
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A.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is a protected archaeological site in Arizona preserving the remains of an ancient Hohokam farming community and its massive Great House structure.
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B.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is a protected area in central New Mexico preserving the ruins of 17th-century Spanish mission churches and earlier Pueblo Indian communities.
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C.
Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites
Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites are a group of well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and related ruins located on Wetherill Mesa in southwestern Colorado.
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D.
El Cerrito archaeological zone
El Cerrito archaeological zone is a pre-Hispanic ceremonial center in Querétaro, Mexico, notable for its large pyramid and remains associated with various Mesoamerican cultures.
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E.
Gila Cliff Dwellings (core archeological area)
Gila Cliff Dwellings (core archeological area) is a pre-Columbian Mogollon cliff dwelling complex in southwestern New Mexico, notable for its well-preserved stone and masonry structures built into natural caves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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petroglyph site ⓘ rock art site ⓘ |
| access | guided tours only ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | located on active military base ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Coso people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Numic-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| coManagedBy | Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | sacred landscape for Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| earliestPetroglyphsDateTo | circa 10000 years ago ⓘ |
| environment | high desert ⓘ |
| geology | volcanic rock ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfPetroglyphs | over 100000 ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern |
natural weathering
ⓘ
vandalism risk ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainRockArtStyle | Coso Style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockArtMotif |
anthropomorphic figures
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bighorn sheep ⓘ geometric designs ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ |
| hasSubArea |
Big Petroglyph Canyon
NERFINISHED
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Little Petroglyph Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Renegade Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugarloaf Mountain area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Native American petroglyphs
ⓘ
rock art panels ⓘ |
| listedIn | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Coso Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Inyo County, California ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| locatedOn | China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementBy | U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostIntensiveUsePeriod | circa 2000 BCE to 1000 CE ⓘ |
| near | Coso Volcanic Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | district ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Basin region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs in North America ⓘ |
| researchField |
anthropology
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archaeology ⓘ rock art studies ⓘ |
| timeDepth | Archaic period ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hunting magic rituals (interpretation)
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shamanic practices (interpretation) ⓘ |
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Coso rock art