Killke culture
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The Killke culture was a pre-Inca civilization in the Cusco and Sacred Valley region of Peru, known for its distinctive pottery and as a precursor to Inca architectural and cultural developments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Killke culture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T440649 — 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: Killke culture Context triple: [Sacred Valley, preIncaCultures, Killke culture]
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Cumae
Cumae was an ancient Greek colony in Italy, renowned as one of the earliest Hellenic settlements in the West and famous for its oracle, the Cumaean Sibyl.
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B.
Tiwanaku culture
The Tiwanaku culture was a major pre-Columbian Andean civilization centered near Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, known for its monumental stone architecture, advanced agricultural systems, and far-reaching cultural influence.
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C.
Chimu culture
The Chimu culture was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its adobe city of Chan Chan and sophisticated irrigation, metallurgy, and textile production before its conquest by the Inca.
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D.
Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
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E.
Batavi tribe
The Batavi tribe was an ancient Germanic people living in the Rhine–Meuse delta who became renowned as elite auxiliary troops in the Roman army.
- 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: Killke culture Target entity description: The Killke culture was a pre-Inca civilization in the Cusco and Sacred Valley region of Peru, known for its distinctive pottery and as a precursor to Inca architectural and cultural developments.
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A.
Cumae
Cumae was an ancient Greek colony in Italy, renowned as one of the earliest Hellenic settlements in the West and famous for its oracle, the Cumaean Sibyl.
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B.
Tiwanaku culture
The Tiwanaku culture was a major pre-Columbian Andean civilization centered near Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, known for its monumental stone architecture, advanced agricultural systems, and far-reaching cultural influence.
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C.
Chimu culture
The Chimu culture was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its adobe city of Chan Chan and sophisticated irrigation, metallurgy, and textile production before its conquest by the Inca.
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D.
Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
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E.
Batavi tribe
The Batavi tribe was an ancient Germanic people living in the Rhine–Meuse delta who became renowned as elite auxiliary troops in the Roman army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
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pre-Inca culture ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Cusco Basin sites
ⓘ
Sacsayhuamán area (pre-Inca levels) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early occupation of Sacsayhuamán hilltop ⓘ |
| capital |
Cusco
ⓘ
surface form:
Cusco area
|
| chronologicalRelation | immediately precedes Inca expansion in Cusco ⓘ |
| chronologyStatus | defined primarily by ceramic typology ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalContinuityWith |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca culture
|
| culturalSphere |
Andean region
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Andes
|
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1200 CE ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 1000–1200 CE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
architectural remains
ⓘ
ceramic assemblages ⓘ settlement patterns in Cusco Basin ⓘ |
| influenced |
Inca architecture
ⓘ
Inca ceramic styles ⓘ Inca urban planning ⓘ |
| knownFor |
black-on-red ceramics
ⓘ
distinctive pottery ⓘ incised pottery designs ⓘ occupation of Cusco region before Incas ⓘ precursor to Inca architecture ⓘ stone masonry traditions ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Quechuan languages (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cusco Region ⓘ
surface form:
Cusco region
Peru ⓘ Sacred Valley ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
coarse-tempered ceramics
ⓘ
decorated serving vessels ⓘ utilitarian pottery ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andean civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean civilizations
pre-Columbian cultures of South America ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
Inca Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Inca culture
|
| region | south-central highlands of Peru ⓘ |
| regionType | highland culture ⓘ |
| religion |
Andean mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean polytheism
|
| startTime | c. 900 CE ⓘ |
| successorCulture | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| used | terrace agriculture (early forms) ⓘ |
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Subject: Killke culture Description of subject: The Killke culture was a pre-Inca civilization in the Cusco and Sacred Valley region of Peru, known for its distinctive pottery and as a precursor to Inca architectural and cultural developments.
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