Jastorf culture
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The Jastorf culture was an early Iron Age archaeological culture in northern Germany and southern Scandinavia, regarded as one of the earliest clearly identifiable Germanic cultural groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jastorf culture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3438955 — 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: Jastorf culture Context triple: [Germanic Iron Age, follows, Jastorf culture]
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A.
Corded Ware culture
The Corded Ware culture was a widespread Late Neolithic–Early Bronze Age archaeological culture in much of northern and central Europe, often linked to early Indo-European expansions.
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B.
Sredny Stog culture
The Sredny Stog culture was a late Neolithic–Eneolithic archaeological culture of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often regarded as an important candidate for the early Proto-Indo-European homeland.
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C.
Przeworsk culture (partly)
The Przeworsk culture was an Iron Age archaeological culture in Central Europe, associated with various Germanic and possibly Celtic tribes and known for its characteristic burial customs and material remains.
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D.
Srubnaya culture
The Srubnaya culture was a Late Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Eurasian steppe, known for its timber-framed burial chambers and role in the spread of Indo-Iranian groups.
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E.
Clovis culture
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.
- 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: Jastorf culture Target entity description: The Jastorf culture was an early Iron Age archaeological culture in northern Germany and southern Scandinavia, regarded as one of the earliest clearly identifiable Germanic cultural groups.
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A.
Corded Ware culture
The Corded Ware culture was a widespread Late Neolithic–Early Bronze Age archaeological culture in much of northern and central Europe, often linked to early Indo-European expansions.
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B.
Sredny Stog culture
The Sredny Stog culture was a late Neolithic–Eneolithic archaeological culture of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often regarded as an important candidate for the early Proto-Indo-European homeland.
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C.
Przeworsk culture (partly)
The Przeworsk culture was an Iron Age archaeological culture in Central Europe, associated with various Germanic and possibly Celtic tribes and known for its characteristic burial customs and material remains.
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D.
Srubnaya culture
The Srubnaya culture was a Late Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Eurasian steppe, known for its timber-framed burial chambers and role in the spread of Indo-Iranian groups.
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E.
Clovis culture
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic archaeological culture
ⓘ
Iron Age culture ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
early Germanic peoples
ⓘ
proto-Germanic speakers ⓘ |
| chronologicallyOverlaps |
Hallstatt culture
ⓘ
La Tène culture ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Jastorf near Uelzen ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ ironworking ⓘ |
| follows | Nordic Bronze Age ⓘ |
| hasBurialCustom |
cremation
ⓘ
urnfield burial ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicArtifact |
belt hooks
ⓘ
handmade pottery ⓘ iron fibulae ⓘ iron weapons ⓘ simple brooches ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalPhase |
classical Jastorf phase
ⓘ
early Jastorf phase ⓘ late Jastorf phase ⓘ |
| hasCoreArea |
Elbe–Weser region
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Elbe region
Lüneburg Heath ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | circa 1st century BC ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
bronze
ⓘ
iron ⓘ pottery ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
farmsteads
ⓘ
open settlements ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | circa 600 BC ⓘ |
| hasSubculture |
Bornholm group
ⓘ
Haderslev ⓘ
surface form:
Haderslev group
Harpstedt-Nienburg group ⓘ Ripdorf group ⓘ Seedorf group ⓘ |
| influenced |
Harz region Iron Age groups
ⓘ
early Germanic culture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Nordic Bronze Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Nordic Bronze Age culture
|
| locatedIn |
Jutland Peninsula
ⓘ
Lower Saxony ⓘ Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ Northern Germany ⓘ
surface form:
northern Germany
southern Scandinavia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jastorf ⓘ |
| partOf |
Germanic Iron Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Pre-Roman Iron Age
|
| region | Northern Europe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jastorf culture Description of subject: The Jastorf culture was an early Iron Age archaeological culture in northern Germany and southern Scandinavia, regarded as one of the earliest clearly identifiable Germanic cultural groups.
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