Kura–Araxes culture
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The Kura–Araxes culture was an early Bronze Age archaeological culture of the South Caucasus and surrounding regions, notable for its distinctive red-black pottery, metallurgy, and settlement patterns.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kura–Araxes culture canonical | 2 |
| Early Transcaucasian I culture | 1 |
| Early Transcaucasian culture | 1 |
| Kura-Araxes cultural tradition | 1 |
| Kura-Araxes culture | 1 |
| Kuro-Araxes culture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1742429 — 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: Kura–Araxes culture Context triple: [Armenian Highlands, archaeologicalCulture, Kura–Araxes culture]
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A.
Idumaean
Idumaean refers to a person from Idumea (Edom), a region south of Judea whose inhabitants were integrated into the Jewish state in the late Second Temple period and are historically associated with figures like Herod the Great.
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B.
Kingdom of Urartu
The Kingdom of Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands, known for its advanced fortress architecture, irrigation systems, and as a major rival of Assyria in the Near East.
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C.
Ñuu Savi civilization
The Ñuu Savi civilization, better known as the Mixtec civilization, was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture of southern Mexico renowned for its sophisticated city-states, intricate goldwork, and richly illustrated codices.
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D.
Scythia
Scythia was an ancient region of Eurasia inhabited by nomadic Iranian-speaking peoples known for their horse culture, warfare, and influence across the Eurasian steppe.
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E.
Shuakhevi
Shuakhevi is a small town and municipality in the mountainous region of Adjara in southwestern Georgia.
- 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: Kura–Araxes culture Target entity description: The Kura–Araxes culture was an early Bronze Age archaeological culture of the South Caucasus and surrounding regions, notable for its distinctive red-black pottery, metallurgy, and settlement patterns.
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A.
Idumaean
Idumaean refers to a person from Idumea (Edom), a region south of Judea whose inhabitants were integrated into the Jewish state in the late Second Temple period and are historically associated with figures like Herod the Great.
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B.
Kingdom of Urartu
The Kingdom of Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands, known for its advanced fortress architecture, irrigation systems, and as a major rival of Assyria in the Near East.
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C.
Ñuu Savi civilization
The Ñuu Savi civilization, better known as the Mixtec civilization, was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture of southern Mexico renowned for its sophisticated city-states, intricate goldwork, and richly illustrated codices.
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D.
Scythia
Scythia was an ancient region of Eurasia inhabited by nomadic Iranian-speaking peoples known for their horse culture, warfare, and influence across the Eurasian steppe.
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E.
Shuakhevi
Shuakhevi is a small town and municipality in the mountainous region of Adjara in southwestern Georgia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Early Bronze Age culture
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archaeological culture ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Kura–Araxes culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Transcaucasian I culture
Kura–Araxes culture ⓘ
surface form:
Early Transcaucasian culture
Kura–Araxes culture ⓘ
surface form:
Kuro-Araxes culture
|
| archaeologicalSite |
Arslantepe VIA
ⓘ
Gegharot ⓘ Godin Tepe V ⓘ Khramis Didi Gora ⓘ Kültepe I (Nakhchivan) ⓘ Metsamor ⓘ Yerevan, Armenia ⓘ
surface form:
Shengavit (Yerevan)
|
| burialCustom |
burials under tumuli
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grave goods including pottery and metal objects ⓘ inhumation in cist graves ⓘ |
| chronologicalPhase |
KA I
ⓘ
KA II ⓘ KA III ⓘ KA IV ⓘ |
| domesticatedAnimal |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ horses ⓘ pigs ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| economy |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
mixed farming ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 2000 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Middle Bronze Age cultures of the South Caucasus
ⓘ
Trialeti-Vanadzor culture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
biconical pottery vessels
ⓘ
black interior pottery surfaces ⓘ burnished pottery surfaces ⓘ fortified settlements ⓘ handmade pottery ⓘ red exterior pottery surfaces ⓘ red-black burnished pottery ⓘ small villages ⓘ stone and mudbrick architecture ⓘ subterranean or semi-subterranean houses ⓘ use of plough agriculture ⓘ use of wheeled vehicles ⓘ wide geographic expansion from core Caucasian area ⓘ |
| influenced |
Trialeti-Vanadzor culture
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surface form:
Trialeti culture
Uruk-related communities in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arsenical bronze production
ⓘ
copper working ⓘ distinctive settlement patterns ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ |
| languageFamilyHypothesis |
Hurro-Urartian languages
ⓘ
early Indo-European languages ⓘ early Kartvelian languages ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
South Caucasus
ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ
surface form:
Transcaucasia
|
| name | Kura–Araxes culture self-link ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Aras River
ⓘ
surface form:
Araxes River
Kura River ⓘ |
| period | Early Bronze Age ⓘ |
| precededBy | Shulaveri–Shomu culture ⓘ |
| presentIn |
eastern Turkey
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modern Armenia ⓘ modern Azerbaijan ⓘ modern Georgia ⓘ northeastern Syria ⓘ northern Mesopotamia ⓘ northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| researchField |
Bronze Age studies
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Caucasian archaeology ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 3400 BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Kura–Araxes culture Description of subject: The Kura–Araxes culture was an early Bronze Age archaeological culture of the South Caucasus and surrounding regions, notable for its distinctive red-black pottery, metallurgy, and settlement patterns.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kuro-Araxes culture
this entity surface form:
Early Transcaucasian culture
this entity surface form:
Early Transcaucasian I culture
this entity surface form:
Kura-Araxes cultural tradition
this entity surface form:
Kura-Araxes culture