Cerro Sechín

E1023582

archaeological site ceremonial center

Cerro Sechín is an early archaeological site on Peru’s north-central coast, notable for its carved stone reliefs depicting ritual violence and its importance in understanding the region’s Formative period cultures.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cerro Sechin	2
Cerro Sechín canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12962202 — 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: Cerro Sechín
Context triple: [Formative Horizon, associatedWithSite, Cerro Sechín]

A. Pico Trujillo
Pico Trujillo is the highest mountain in the Caribbean, located in the Cordillera Central range of the Dominican Republic.
B. Cerro San Cristóbal
Cerro San Cristóbal is a prominent hill and religious landmark overlooking central Lima, Peru, known for its large cross and panoramic views of the city.
C. Cerro San Cristóbal
Cerro San Cristóbal is a prominent hill and urban park in Santiago, Chile, known for its panoramic city views, religious sanctuaries, and recreational attractions.
D. Cerro Uchumachi
Cerro Uchumachi is a scenic mountain near Coroico in Bolivia’s Yungas region, known for its panoramic views over the surrounding valleys and cloud forest.
E. Cerro Champaquí
Cerro Champaquí is a prominent mountain in central Argentina known for its scenic hiking routes and panoramic views over the surrounding Córdoba region.
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: Cerro Sechín
Target entity description: Cerro Sechín is an early archaeological site on Peru’s north-central coast, notable for its carved stone reliefs depicting ritual violence and its importance in understanding the region’s Formative period cultures.

A. Pico Trujillo
Pico Trujillo is the highest mountain in the Caribbean, located in the Cordillera Central range of the Dominican Republic.
B. Cerro San Cristóbal
Cerro San Cristóbal is a prominent hill and urban park in Santiago, Chile, known for its panoramic city views, religious sanctuaries, and recreational attractions.
C. Cerro San Cristóbal
Cerro San Cristóbal is a prominent hill and religious landmark overlooking central Lima, Peru, known for its large cross and panoramic views of the city.
D. Cerro Uchumachi
Cerro Uchumachi is a scenic mountain near Coroico in Bolivia’s Yungas region, known for its panoramic views over the surrounding valleys and cloud forest.
E. Cerro Champaquí
Cerro Champaquí is a prominent mountain in central Argentina known for its scenic hiking routes and panoramic views over the surrounding Córdoba region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ ceremonial center ⓘ
artStyle	relief sculpture ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod	Formative Period NERFINISHED ⓘ Initial Period of Andean chronology ⓘ
belongsToTradition	north-central coast Formative tradition ⓘ
chronologicalContext	early Andean civilization ⓘ
constructionTechnique	stone masonry with carved monoliths ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
culture	Casma culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveredBy	Julio C. Tello NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveryDate	1937 ⓘ
elevation	low hill adjacent to valley floor ⓘ
estimatedConstructionDate	c. 1800–1500 BCE ⓘ
excavatedBy	Julio C. Tello NERFINISHED ⓘ Toribio Mejía Xesspe NERFINISHED ⓘ
feature	perimeter wall with carved monoliths ⓘ rectangular plaza ⓘ stone-faced platform ⓘ
function	ceremonial complex ⓘ ritual center ⓘ
hasReliefsCount	over 300 carved stone slabs (approximate) GENERATED ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected archaeological monument of Peru ⓘ
iconography	dismembered human bodies ⓘ trophy heads ⓘ warriors ⓘ
locatedIn	Ancash Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Casma Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	north-central coast of Peru ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
near	Casma NERFINISHED ⓘ Sechín River NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	carved stone reliefs ⓘ depictions of ritual violence ⓘ megalithic stone slabs ⓘ
partOf	Sechín archaeological complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	north-central Andes coastal region ⓘ
relatedSite	Casma–Sechín archaeological complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Sechín Alto NERFINISHED ⓘ Sechín Bajo NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchTopic	development of early monumental architecture in the Andes ⓘ origins of Andean warfare ⓘ ritual violence in pre-Columbian Peru ⓘ
significance	important for study of Formative period societies on Peru’s north coast ⓘ key site for understanding early Andean ceremonialism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Formative Horizon → associatedWithSite → Cerro Sechín ⓘ

Casma–Sechin culture → hasCapital → Cerro Sechín ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cerro Sechin

Casma–Sechin culture → hasSite → Cerro Sechín ⓘ