Castro culture
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The Castro culture was an Iron Age civilization of fortified hilltop settlements in northwestern Iberia, particularly associated with the Gallaeci people in what is now Galicia and northern Portugal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Castro culture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16682783 — 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: Castro culture Context triple: [Gallaeci, archaeologicalCulture, Castro culture]
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A.
Diquís culture
Diquís culture was a pre-Columbian society in southern Costa Rica, best known for its sophisticated metalwork and the creation of large, perfectly carved stone spheres.
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B.
San Agustín culture
The San Agustín culture was a pre-Columbian archaeological civilization in the Andean region of present-day Colombia, renowned for its monumental stone sculptures, elaborate tombs, and complex funerary rituals.
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C.
Lambayeque culture
The Lambayeque culture was a pre-Columbian civilization of northern coastal Peru, renowned for its elaborate gold metallurgy, monumental adobe pyramids, and distinctive Sicán-style iconography.
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D.
Vicús culture
The Vicús culture was a pre-Columbian civilization of northern Peru known for its sophisticated ceramics, metalwork, and early development within the broader Andean cultural sphere.
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E.
Mayaimi culture
The Mayaimi culture was a pre-Columbian Native American society that inhabited the Lake Okeechobee region of southern Florida, known for its mound-building and adaptation to wetland environments.
- 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: Castro culture Target entity description: The Castro culture was an Iron Age civilization of fortified hilltop settlements in northwestern Iberia, particularly associated with the Gallaeci people in what is now Galicia and northern Portugal.
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A.
Diquís culture
Diquís culture was a pre-Columbian society in southern Costa Rica, best known for its sophisticated metalwork and the creation of large, perfectly carved stone spheres.
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B.
San Agustín culture
The San Agustín culture was a pre-Columbian archaeological civilization in the Andean region of present-day Colombia, renowned for its monumental stone sculptures, elaborate tombs, and complex funerary rituals.
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C.
Lambayeque culture
The Lambayeque culture was a pre-Columbian civilization of northern coastal Peru, renowned for its elaborate gold metallurgy, monumental adobe pyramids, and distinctive Sicán-style iconography.
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D.
Vicús culture
The Vicús culture was a pre-Columbian civilization of northern Peru known for its sophisticated ceramics, metalwork, and early development within the broader Andean cultural sphere.
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E.
Mayaimi culture
The Mayaimi culture was a pre-Columbian Native American society that inhabited the Lake Okeechobee region of southern Florida, known for its mound-building and adaptation to wetland environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.