Clovis culture
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Clovis culture was an early Native American archaeological culture known for its distinctive fluted stone spear points and widespread presence across North America near the end of the last Ice Age.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clovis culture canonical | 6 |
| Clovis point | 1 |
| Clovis points | 1 |
| Dalton culture | 1 |
| Folsom culture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Clovis culture Context triple: [Paleo-Indian period, associatedWith, Clovis culture]
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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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La Tène culture
La Tène culture was an Iron Age Celtic archaeological culture in Europe, noted for its distinctive art, metalwork, and influence across much of the continent before the Roman conquest.
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Mississippian culture
The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in the Eastern Woodlands and Southeast of what is now the United States from roughly 800 to 1600 CE, known for its large urban centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks.
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D.
Kura–Araxes culture
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Clovis culture Target entity description: Clovis culture was an early Native American archaeological culture known for its distinctive fluted stone spear points and widespread presence across North America near the end of the last Ice Age.
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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.
La Tène culture
La Tène culture was an Iron Age Celtic archaeological culture in Europe, noted for its distinctive art, metalwork, and influence across much of the continent before the Roman conquest.
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C.
Mississippian culture
The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in the Eastern Woodlands and Southeast of what is now the United States from roughly 800 to 1600 CE, known for its large urban centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks.
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D.
Kura–Araxes culture
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleoindian culture
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archaeological culture ⓘ prehistoric culture ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Anzick site
ⓘ
Blackwater Draw ⓘ Dent site ⓘ Gault site ⓘ Blackwater Draw site ⓘ
surface form:
Lehner Ranch site
Naco site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Paleo-Indian period
ⓘ
surface form:
Paleo-Indians
early Native Americans ⓘ |
| associatedWithDebate |
Clovis-first hypothesis
ⓘ
first Americans model ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
distinctive fluted point technology
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mobile hunter-gatherer bands ⓘ widespread geographic distribution ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation |
follows pre-Clovis occupations (disputed)
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precedes Folsom culture ⓘ precedes Plano cultures ⓘ |
| coreArea |
southwestern United States
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surface form:
American Southwest
Eastern Woodlands ⓘ Great Plains ⓘ Rocky Mountain region ⓘ
surface form:
Rocky Mountains region
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
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| discoveredAt | Blackwater Draw site ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Edgar B. Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
big-game hunting
ⓘ
foraging ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 12,800 years ago ⓘ |
| firstDescribed | 1930s ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| hasNotableArtifact |
Clovis culture
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Clovis point
fluted projectile point ⓘ stone spear point ⓘ |
| hunted |
Pleistocene megafauna
ⓘ
bison ⓘ mammoth ⓘ mastodon ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North America ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
chalcedony
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high-quality chert ⓘ obsidian ⓘ other fine-grained lithic materials ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Clovis, New Mexico ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 13,500 years ago ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Pleistocene
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end of the last Ice Age ⓘ |
| toolTechnology |
blade technology
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bone and ivory tools ⓘ fluted bifacial points ⓘ |
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Subject: Clovis culture Description of subject: Clovis culture was an early Native American archaeological culture known for its distinctive fluted stone spear points and widespread presence across North America near the end of the last Ice Age.
Referenced by (10)
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