Glasinac-Mati culture
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The Glasinac-Mati culture was an Iron Age archaeological culture in the western Balkans, associated with early Illyrian tribes and known for its tumulus burials and distinctive metalwork.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glasinac-Mati culture canonical | 2 |
| Glasinac–Mati culture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3629631 — 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: Glasinac-Mati culture Context triple: [Illyrians, archaeologicalCulture, Glasinac-Mati culture]
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A.
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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B.
Picene culture
Picene culture was an Iron Age archaeological culture in central Italy associated with the ancient Piceni people, known for its distinctive burial customs, metalwork, and role in pre-Roman Italic society.
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C.
Villanovan culture
The Villanovan culture was an early Iron Age civilization in central Italy, regarded as the precursor to the Etruscan civilization and known for its distinctive cremation burials and geometric pottery.
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D.
Terramare culture
The Terramare culture was a Bronze Age civilization in northern Italy known for its fortified pile-dwelling villages, advanced metalworking, and organized agricultural society.
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E.
Walser culture
Walser culture is the distinctive Alpine heritage of the Walser people, characterized by their Germanic language, wooden architecture, mountain farming traditions, and transalpine settlement history in regions such as Macugnaga.
- 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: Glasinac-Mati culture Target entity description: The Glasinac-Mati culture was an Iron Age archaeological culture in the western Balkans, associated with early Illyrian tribes and known for its tumulus burials and distinctive metalwork.
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A.
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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B.
Picene culture
Picene culture was an Iron Age archaeological culture in central Italy associated with the ancient Piceni people, known for its distinctive burial customs, metalwork, and role in pre-Roman Italic society.
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C.
Villanovan culture
The Villanovan culture was an early Iron Age civilization in central Italy, regarded as the precursor to the Etruscan civilization and known for its distinctive cremation burials and geometric pottery.
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D.
Terramare culture
The Terramare culture was a Bronze Age civilization in northern Italy known for its fortified pile-dwelling villages, advanced metalworking, and organized agricultural society.
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E.
Walser culture
Walser culture is the distinctive Alpine heritage of the Walser people, characterized by their Germanic language, wooden architecture, mountain farming traditions, and transalpine settlement history in regions such as Macugnaga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Illyrian culture
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Iron Age culture ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Glasinac-Mati culture
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surface form:
Glasinac–Mati culture
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| archaeologicalEvidence |
fortified hilltop sites
ⓘ
grave inventories ⓘ settlement remains ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Illyrians
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early Illyrian tribes ⓘ |
| burialCustom |
inhumation
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stone tumuli ⓘ tumulus burials ⓘ |
| chronologyEnd | late 1st millennium BC ⓘ |
| chronologyStart | early 1st millennium BC ⓘ |
| coreArea |
Glasinac plateau
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Mati River valley ⓘ |
| countryToday |
Albania
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Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| culturalContinuityWith | prehistoric Balkans cultures ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Illyricum
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surface form:
Illyria
|
| economy |
agriculture
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metallurgy ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| excavationSite |
Glasinac plateau necropolises
ⓘ
Mati valley tumuli ⓘ |
| influenced | later Illyrian tribal groups ⓘ |
| influencedBy | neighboring Balkan cultures ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | archaeological manifestation of early Illyrian groups ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive metalwork
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rich grave goods ⓘ tumulus necropolises ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albania
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Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ Montenegro ⓘ Serbia ⓘ western Balkans ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
belt buckles
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bronze weapons ⓘ ceramics ⓘ fibulae ⓘ helmets ⓘ iron weapons ⓘ ornamental jewelry ⓘ |
| name | Glasinac-Mati culture self-link ⓘ |
| period | Iron Age ⓘ |
| regionType | mountainous interior of western Balkans ⓘ |
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Subject: Glasinac-Mati culture Description of subject: The Glasinac-Mati culture was an Iron Age archaeological culture in the western Balkans, associated with early Illyrian tribes and known for its tumulus burials and distinctive metalwork.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Glasinac–Mati culture