Middle Paleolithic
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The Middle Paleolithic is a prehistoric period characterized by the development of Neanderthals and early modern humans, marked by more advanced stone tool technologies such as the Mousterian industry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Middle Paleolithic canonical | 2 |
| Middle Palaeolithic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17583712 — 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: Middle Paleolithic Context triple: [Lone Valley, archaeologicalPeriod, Middle Paleolithic]
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Upper Palaeolithic
The Upper Palaeolithic is the final phase of the Old Stone Age, marked by advanced stone tools, cave art, and the widespread presence of anatomically modern humans across Eurasia.
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Mesolithic period
The Mesolithic period is a prehistoric era between the Paleolithic and Neolithic characterized by hunter-gatherer societies using microlithic stone tools and adapting to post-glacial environments.
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Magdalenian
Magdalenian refers to a late Upper Paleolithic culture in Western Europe, known for its sophisticated cave art, bone and antler tools, and hunter-gatherer lifestyle near the end of the last Ice Age.
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Gravettian
Gravettian is an Upper Paleolithic archaeological culture in Europe, known for its distinctive stone tools, cave art, and Venus figurines dating roughly from 33,000 to 21,000 years ago.
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Acheulean
Acheulean is a prehistoric stone tool industry characterized by large bifacial handaxes and cleavers, associated mainly with Homo erectus and early Homo sapiens across Africa, Europe, and Asia.
- 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: Middle Paleolithic Target entity description: The Middle Paleolithic is a prehistoric period characterized by the development of Neanderthals and early modern humans, marked by more advanced stone tool technologies such as the Mousterian industry.
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A.
Upper Palaeolithic
The Upper Palaeolithic is the final phase of the Old Stone Age, marked by advanced stone tools, cave art, and the widespread presence of anatomically modern humans across Eurasia.
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B.
Mesolithic period
The Mesolithic period is a prehistoric era between the Paleolithic and Neolithic characterized by hunter-gatherer societies using microlithic stone tools and adapting to post-glacial environments.
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C.
Magdalenian
Magdalenian refers to a late Upper Paleolithic culture in Western Europe, known for its sophisticated cave art, bone and antler tools, and hunter-gatherer lifestyle near the end of the last Ice Age.
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D.
Gravettian
Gravettian is an Upper Paleolithic archaeological culture in Europe, known for its distinctive stone tools, cave art, and Venus figurines dating roughly from 33,000 to 21,000 years ago.
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E.
Acheulean
Acheulean is a prehistoric stone tool industry characterized by large bifacial handaxes and cleavers, associated mainly with Homo erectus and early Homo sapiens across Africa, Europe, and Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Middle Paleolithic