Mehrgarh
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Mehrgarh is one of the earliest known Neolithic settlements in South Asia, located in present-day Pakistan, and is considered a key precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mehrgarh canonical | 3 |
| Mehrgarh Period I | 1 |
| Mehrgarh Period II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7309285 — 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: Mehrgarh Context triple: [Amri, comparedWith, Mehrgarh]
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A.
Lothal
Lothal is an important archaeological site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, known for its well-planned urban layout and one of the earliest known dockyards.
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B.
Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city in present-day Pakistan, renowned for its advanced urban planning, architecture, and archaeological significance.
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C.
Rakhigarhi
Rakhigarhi is one of the largest and most significant archaeological sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Haryana, India.
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D.
Abu Hureyra
Abu Hureyra is an important archaeological site in modern-day Syria that preserves evidence of the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to early farming communities.
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E.
Harappa
Harappa is an ancient urban settlement in present-day Pakistan that was a major center of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization, known for its advanced city planning and material culture.
- 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: Mehrgarh Target entity description: Mehrgarh is one of the earliest known Neolithic settlements in South Asia, located in present-day Pakistan, and is considered a key precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.
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A.
Lothal
Lothal is an important archaeological site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, known for its well-planned urban layout and one of the earliest known dockyards.
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B.
Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city in present-day Pakistan, renowned for its advanced urban planning, architecture, and archaeological significance.
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C.
Rakhigarhi
Rakhigarhi is one of the largest and most significant archaeological sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Haryana, India.
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D.
Abu Hureyra
Abu Hureyra is an important archaeological site in modern-day Syria that preserves evidence of the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to early farming communities.
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E.
Harappa
Harappa is an ancient urban settlement in present-day Pakistan that was a major center of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization, known for its advanced city planning and material culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chalcolithic settlement
ⓘ
Neolithic settlement ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indus Valley Civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Indus Valley
|
| considered | precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| culture |
Chalcolithic
ⓘ
Neolithic ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
French Archaeological Mission
ⓘ
Jean-François Jarrige ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | c. 7000 BCE ⓘ |
| evidenceOf |
barley cultivation
ⓘ
bead making ⓘ cattle domestication ⓘ cotton use ⓘ goat domestication ⓘ lapis lazuli trade ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ sheep domestication ⓘ terracotta figurines ⓘ wheat cultivation ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Catherine Jarrige
ⓘ
French Archaeological Mission ⓘ Jean-François Jarrige ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1974 ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
mud brick
ⓘ
terracotta ⓘ unbaked brick ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
Mehrgarh Period I
ⓘ
linked to:
Mehrgarh
Mehrgarh Period II ⓘ
linked to:
Mehrgarh
Mehrgarh Period III ⓘ Mehrgarh Period IV ⓘ Mehrgarh Period V ⓘ Mehrgarh Period VI ⓘ Mehrgarh Period VII ⓘ |
| knownFor |
burial practices with grave goods
ⓘ
early animal domestication ⓘ early dentistry ⓘ early farming ⓘ early pottery ⓘ mud-brick architecture ⓘ |
| latestOccupation | c. 2600 BCE ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balochistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Balochistan, Pakistan
Kachi Plain ⓘ
linked to:
Kachi plain
Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bolan Pass
ⓘ
Bolan River ⓘ |
| partOf | South Asia ⓘ |
| period | Pre-Harappan ⓘ |
| region |
Balochistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Balochistan
|
| significance |
key site for understanding the origins of the Indus Valley Civilization
ⓘ
one of the earliest farming settlements in South Asia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Neolithic to Chalcolithic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mehrgarh Description of subject: Mehrgarh is one of the earliest known Neolithic settlements in South Asia, located in present-day Pakistan, and is considered a key precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.