Moche archaeological complex

E541137

archaeological site ceremonial center urban center

The Moche archaeological complex is an ancient ceremonial and urban center on Peru’s north coast, renowned for its monumental adobe pyramids, elaborate iconography, and insights into the Moche civilization’s political and religious life.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Huacas de Moche	4
Chankillo	1
Huacas de Moche archaeological complex	1
Huacas de Moche complex	1
Moche Valley sites	1
Moche archaeological complex canonical	1
Moche ceremonial landscape	1
Moche cultural landscape	1
Moche pyramids	1
San José de Moro Archaeological Program	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5734092 — 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: Moche archaeological complex
Context triple: [Huaca del Sol, partOf, Moche archaeological complex]

A. Paracas archaeological complex
The Paracas archaeological complex is an ancient Peruvian cultural site on the south coast, renowned for its elaborate cemeteries, distinctive textiles, and evidence of early complex society in the Andean region.
B. Huánuco Pampa archaeological site
The Huánuco Pampa archaeological site is a major Inca administrative and ceremonial center on the central highland plateau of Peru, notable for its vast planned layout and well-preserved stone architecture.
C. Huaca Tres Palos
Huaca Tres Palos is an archaeological site in Peru associated with the ancient Lima culture, notable for its pre-Columbian adobe constructions and ceremonial significance.
D. Pachacámac archaeological site
The Pachacámac archaeological site is a major pre-Columbian religious and administrative complex on Peru’s central coast, renowned as an important oracle center for multiple Andean cultures including the Wari and Inca.
E. Wari archaeological site
The Wari archaeological site is the ancient urban and ceremonial center in Peru that served as the capital of the Wari civilization, a major pre-Inca Andean empire.
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: Moche archaeological complex
Target entity description: The Moche archaeological complex is an ancient ceremonial and urban center on Peru’s north coast, renowned for its monumental adobe pyramids, elaborate iconography, and insights into the Moche civilization’s political and religious life.

A. Paracas archaeological complex
The Paracas archaeological complex is an ancient Peruvian cultural site on the south coast, renowned for its elaborate cemeteries, distinctive textiles, and evidence of early complex society in the Andean region.
B. Huánuco Pampa archaeological site
The Huánuco Pampa archaeological site is a major Inca administrative and ceremonial center on the central highland plateau of Peru, notable for its vast planned layout and well-preserved stone architecture.
C. Huaca Tres Palos
Huaca Tres Palos is an archaeological site in Peru associated with the ancient Lima culture, notable for its pre-Columbian adobe constructions and ceremonial significance.
D. Pachacámac archaeological site
The Pachacámac archaeological site is a major pre-Columbian religious and administrative complex on Peru’s central coast, renowned as an important oracle center for multiple Andean cultures including the Wari and Inca.
E. Wari archaeological site
The Wari archaeological site is the ancient urban and ceremonial center in Peru that served as the capital of the Wari civilization, a major pre-Inca Andean empire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ ceremonial center ⓘ urban center ⓘ
artMedium	polychrome mural painting ⓘ relief decoration ⓘ
artStyle	Moche iconography ⓘ
associatedWithCulture	Moche civilization ⓘ linked to: Moche culture
associatedWithPeriod	Early Intermediate Period ⓘ
chronologyEnd	8th century CE ⓘ
chronologyStart	1st century CE ⓘ
civilization	Moche ⓘ linked to: Moche culture
constructionTechnique	adobe brick architecture ⓘ
contains	burial areas ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ plazas ⓘ residential compounds ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
excavatedBy	Peruvian archaeologists ⓘ
governanceRole	seat of Moche elite ⓘ
hasPart	Huaca de la Luna ⓘ Huaca del Sol ⓘ
heritageType	pre-Columbian site ⓘ
iconographyThemes	ritual combat ⓘ sacrifice ceremony ⓘ supernatural beings ⓘ warfare ⓘ
knownFor	elaborate iconography ⓘ insights into Moche political life ⓘ insights into Moche religious life ⓘ monumental adobe pyramids ⓘ
locatedIn	La Libertad Region ⓘ Peru ⓘ
locatedOn	north coast of Peru ⓘ
material	adobe ⓘ
near	city of Trujillo ⓘ linked to: Trujillo
primaryFunction	ceremonial center ⓘ
protectionStatus	national cultural heritage of Peru ⓘ
religiousRole	place of human sacrifice ⓘ ritual space ⓘ
secondaryFunction	administrative center ⓘ residential area ⓘ
significance	key site for understanding Moche art ⓘ key site for understanding Moche religion ⓘ key site for understanding Moche state organization ⓘ
topography	valley of the Moche River ⓘ
tourism	archaeological tourism destination ⓘ

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