Ilama phase
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The Ilama phase was an early pre-Columbian cultural period in the Valle del Cauca region of Colombia, notable for its distinctive ceramics and as a precursor to the later Yotoco phase.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ilama phase canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11355347 — 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: Ilama phase Context triple: [Yotoco phase, precededBy, Ilama phase]
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Yalama
Yalama is a village and municipality located in the Khachmaz District of northeastern Azerbaijan, near the border with Russia.
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Huruma
Huruma is a densely populated residential neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, known for its informal settlements and proximity to the Mathare River.
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Lomu
Lomu is a surname most famously associated with Jonah Lomu, the legendary New Zealand rugby union winger.
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Ilala
Ilala is a central administrative district of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, encompassing key commercial, residential, and transport hubs of the city.
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Imbaba
Imbaba is a densely populated working-class district in the Giza Governorate of Greater Cairo, known for its informal urban development and vibrant local markets.
- 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: Ilama phase Target entity description: The Ilama phase was an early pre-Columbian cultural period in the Valle del Cauca region of Colombia, notable for its distinctive ceramics and as a precursor to the later Yotoco phase.
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A.
Yalama
Yalama is a village and municipality located in the Khachmaz District of northeastern Azerbaijan, near the border with Russia.
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B.
Huruma
Huruma is a densely populated residential neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, known for its informal settlements and proximity to the Mathare River.
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C.
Lomu
Lomu is a surname most famously associated with Jonah Lomu, the legendary New Zealand rugby union winger.
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D.
Ilala
Ilala is a central administrative district of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, encompassing key commercial, residential, and transport hubs of the city.
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E.
Imbaba
Imbaba is a densely populated working-class district in the Giza Governorate of Greater Cairo, known for its informal urban development and vibrant local markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
ⓘ
ceramic phase ⓘ pre-Columbian cultural phase ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
cemetery sites
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habitation sites ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
burial mounds (túmulos)
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early agricultural communities ⓘ use of local clays for pottery production ⓘ village settlements ⓘ |
| ceramicTechnology |
fired at relatively low temperatures
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hand-built pottery ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | before Spanish conquest of Colombia ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | earlier than Yotoco phase ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalContinuityWith | Yotoco phase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Calima cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSuccessor | Yotoco phase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decorationStyle |
applied and modeled elements on vessels
ⓘ
incised geometric motifs ⓘ |
| developedIn | Formative period of northern Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy | agriculture and gathering (inferred) ⓘ |
| followedBy | Yotoco phase in Calima sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | western Andean foothills of Colombia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
domestic pottery
ⓘ
funerary ceramics ⓘ incised ceramic decoration ⓘ modeled ceramic figures ⓘ red-slipped pottery ⓘ |
| hasTypeSite | sites in Calima River basin (Valle del Cauca) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive ceramics
ⓘ
early complex society in Valle del Cauca ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cauca River valley
NERFINISHED
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Valle del Cauca Department NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Colombia ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bone artifacts
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ceramics ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ilama archaeological complex (Calima region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Calima culture sequence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-Columbian cultures of Colombia ⓘ pre-Hispanic history of Colombia ⓘ |
| precedes | Yotoco phase ⓘ |
| regionType | intermediate area between Andean highlands and Pacific coast ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Andean archaeology
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archaeology ⓘ pre-Columbian studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early first millennium BCE to early first millennium CE (approximate) ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ilama phase Description of subject: The Ilama phase was an early pre-Columbian cultural period in the Valle del Cauca region of Colombia, notable for its distinctive ceramics and as a precursor to the later Yotoco phase.
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