Cycladic culture
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Cycladic culture was an early Bronze Age civilization of the Aegean islands, noted for its distinctive marble figurines and influential role in the development of later Aegean societies.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cycladic culture canonical | 8 |
| Cycladic art | 4 |
| Cycladic civilization | 4 |
| Cycladic | 1 |
| Cycladic painting style | 1 |
| Cycladic sculpture | 1 |
| Early Cycladic I | 1 |
| Early Cycladic II | 1 |
| Early Cycladic III | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2099360 — 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.
Target entity: Cycladic culture Context triple: [Aegean Bronze Age, majorCulture, Cycladic culture]
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Minoan civilization
The Minoan civilization was an advanced Bronze Age culture centered on the island of Crete, renowned for its palatial architecture, vibrant frescoes, maritime trade, and significant influence on later Greek civilization.
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Mycenaean civilization
The Mycenaean civilization was a Late Bronze Age Greek culture known for its fortified palace centers, Linear B script, and role as the setting for many events later immortalized in Homeric epics.
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Aegean Bronze Age
The Aegean Bronze Age was a prehistoric era (c. 3200–1100 BCE) in the Aegean region marked by advanced palace-centered societies, extensive trade networks, and the flourishing of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.
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Neolithic Aegean
Neolithic Aegean refers to the prehistoric cultures around the Aegean Sea characterized by early farming communities, sedentary village life, and the development of pottery and stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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E.
Mycenaean Greek
Mycenaean Greek is the earliest attested form of the Greek language, known from Linear B inscriptions dating to the Late Bronze Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cycladic culture Target entity description: Cycladic culture was an early Bronze Age civilization of the Aegean islands, noted for its distinctive marble figurines and influential role in the development of later Aegean societies.
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A.
Minoan civilization
The Minoan civilization was an advanced Bronze Age culture centered on the island of Crete, renowned for its palatial architecture, vibrant frescoes, maritime trade, and significant influence on later Greek civilization.
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B.
Mycenaean civilization
The Mycenaean civilization was a Late Bronze Age Greek culture known for its fortified palace centers, Linear B script, and role as the setting for many events later immortalized in Homeric epics.
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C.
Aegean Bronze Age
The Aegean Bronze Age was a prehistoric era (c. 3200–1100 BCE) in the Aegean region marked by advanced palace-centered societies, extensive trade networks, and the flourishing of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.
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D.
Neolithic Aegean
Neolithic Aegean refers to the prehistoric cultures around the Aegean Sea characterized by early farming communities, sedentary village life, and the development of pottery and stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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E.
Mycenaean Greek
Mycenaean Greek is the earliest attested form of the Greek language, known from Linear B inscriptions dating to the Late Bronze Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aegean civilization
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Bronze Age civilization ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ |
| chronologicalPhase | Early Bronze Age ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith |
Helladic culture
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surface form:
Early Helladic culture
Minoan civilization ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 2000 BCE ⓘ |
| follows | Neolithic Aegean cultures ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
abstract human figures
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naturalistic figurines ⓘ schematic figurines ⓘ |
| hasBurialCustom |
cist graves
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grave goods deposition ⓘ stone-built tombs ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalSubphase |
Cycladic culture
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Early Cycladic I
Cycladic culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Early Cycladic II
Cycladic culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Early Cycladic III
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| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
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animal husbandry ⓘ fishing ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ metalworking ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
clay
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copper ⓘ marble ⓘ obsidian ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite |
Amorgos
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Keros ⓘ Naxos ⓘ Phylakopi ⓘ Syros ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
coastal settlements
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hilltop settlements ⓘ |
| influenced |
Minoan fresco style
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surface form:
Minoan art
Mycenaean civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Mycenaean art
later Aegean societies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Aegean seafaring
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early metallurgy ⓘ folded-arm figurines ⓘ marble figurines ⓘ marble idols ⓘ pottery production ⓘ white marble sculpture ⓘ |
| languageStatus | undeciphered or unknown ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
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Cyclades ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aegean archaeology
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surface form:
Aegean prehistory
Aegean Bronze Age ⓘ
surface form:
Early Bronze Age Aegean
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| religiousPractice | figurine deposition in graves ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 3200 BCE ⓘ |
| usesResource |
Melian obsidian
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local marble quarries ⓘ |
| writingSystem | none securely attested ⓘ |
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Subject: Cycladic culture Description of subject: Cycladic culture was an early Bronze Age civilization of the Aegean islands, noted for its distinctive marble figurines and influential role in the development of later Aegean societies.
Referenced by (22)
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