Shillacoto site
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The Shillacoto site is an archaeological location in Peru associated with the ancient Kotosh religious and cultural tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shillacoto site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13501415 — 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: Shillacoto site Context triple: [Kotosh tradition, hasPart, Shillacoto site]
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A.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
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B.
Angel Mounds
Angel Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Indiana that preserves the remains of a large Mississippian culture town and its earthen platform mounds.
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C.
Blackwater Draw site
Blackwater Draw site is an important archaeological location on the Llano Estacado of eastern New Mexico known for early human occupation and distinctive Clovis culture artifacts.
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D.
Kolomoki Mounds
Kolomoki Mounds is a major Woodland-period Native American ceremonial and village complex in present-day Georgia, notable for its large earthen mounds and extensive archaeological remains.
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E.
Bryan Mound site
The Bryan Mound site is a major U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage facility located near Freeport, Texas, used to stockpile crude oil in large underground salt caverns for emergency energy needs.
- 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: Shillacoto site Target entity description: The Shillacoto site is an archaeological location in Peru associated with the ancient Kotosh religious and cultural tradition.
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A.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
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B.
Angel Mounds
Angel Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Indiana that preserves the remains of a large Mississippian culture town and its earthen platform mounds.
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C.
Blackwater Draw site
Blackwater Draw site is an important archaeological location on the Llano Estacado of eastern New Mexico known for early human occupation and distinctive Clovis culture artifacts.
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D.
Kolomoki Mounds
Kolomoki Mounds is a major Woodland-period Native American ceremonial and village complex in present-day Georgia, notable for its large earthen mounds and extensive archaeological remains.
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E.
Bryan Mound site
The Bryan Mound site is a major U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage facility located near Freeport, Texas, used to stockpile crude oil in large underground salt caverns for emergency energy needs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kotosh cultural tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Kotosh tradition
Kotosh religious tradition ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culture | Kotosh culture ⓘ |
| excavatedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeatures |
architectural structures
ⓘ
domestic remains ⓘ ritual architecture ⓘ |
| hasType |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
settlement site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | pre-Columbian archaeological heritage of Peru ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Huallaga river basin
ⓘ
Huánuco Region ⓘ central highlands of Peru ⓘ
linked to:
Central Highlands of Peru
|
| locatedNear |
city of Huánuco
ⓘ
linked to:
Huánuco city
|
| locatedOn | terrace above the Huallaga valley ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kotosh archaeological culture area
ⓘ
linked to:
Kotosh culture
archaeological sites of Huánuco Region ⓘ |
| period | Formative period of the central Andes ⓘ |
| region | Andes ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for development of Kotosh tradition
ⓘ
evidence for early highland religious traditions in Peru ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious activities
ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shillacoto site Description of subject: The Shillacoto site is an archaeological location in Peru associated with the ancient Kotosh religious and cultural tradition.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.