Nichoria
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Nichoria is an important archaeological site in Messenia, Greece, known for its evidence of settlement continuity and social organization during the Greek Dark Ages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nichoria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8229811 — 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: Nichoria Context triple: [Greek Dark Ages, hasKeySite, Nichoria]
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A.
Argithea
Argithea is a municipality in the mountainous region of Thessaly in central Greece, known for its traditional villages and natural landscapes.
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B.
Erythrae
Erythrae was an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Asia Minor, known for its strategic harbor and participation in regional alliances such as the Delian League.
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C.
Amathus kingdom
Amathus kingdom was an ancient city-kingdom on the southern coast of Cyprus, known for its rich archaeological remains and role in Cypriot and Eastern Mediterranean history.
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D.
Doirani
Doirani is a settlement in northern Greece near Lake Doirani, close to the border with North Macedonia, known for its historical significance in the Balkan Wars and World War I.
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E.
Kamorta
Kamorta is a significant inhabited island and settlement in India’s Nicobar archipelago, known for its strategic location and indigenous Nicobarese communities.
- 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: Nichoria Target entity description: Nichoria is an important archaeological site in Messenia, Greece, known for its evidence of settlement continuity and social organization during the Greek Dark Ages.
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A.
Argithea
Argithea is a municipality in the mountainous region of Thessaly in central Greece, known for its traditional villages and natural landscapes.
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B.
Erythrae
Erythrae was an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Asia Minor, known for its strategic harbor and participation in regional alliances such as the Delian League.
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C.
Amathus kingdom
Amathus kingdom was an ancient city-kingdom on the southern coast of Cyprus, known for its rich archaeological remains and role in Cypriot and Eastern Mediterranean history.
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D.
Doirani
Doirani is a settlement in northern Greece near Lake Doirani, close to the border with North Macedonia, known for its historical significance in the Balkan Wars and World War I.
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E.
Kamorta
Kamorta is a significant inhabited island and settlement in India’s Nicobar archipelago, known for its strategic location and indigenous Nicobarese communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Early Iron Age
ⓘ
linked to:
Iron Age I
Greek Dark Ages ⓘ Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| containsFeature | tholos tombs in surrounding region ⓘ |
| containsStructure |
apsidal building
ⓘ
megaron-type building ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | Mycenaean civilization ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | University of Minnesota Messenia Expedition ⓘ |
| excavationDirector |
George R. Rapp Jr.
ⓘ
William A. McDonald ⓘ |
| excavationEnd | 1975 ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1969 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Nichorion ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalPhase |
Geometric period
ⓘ
Late Helladic period ⓘ Middle Helladic period ⓘ Protogeometric period ⓘ Sub-Mycenaean period ⓘ
linked to:
Late Helladic period
|
| hasEvidenceOf |
agricultural economy
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ continuity from Mycenaean palace period into Dark Age ⓘ continuity of cult practices ⓘ domestic architecture ⓘ organized settlement hierarchy ⓘ storage facilities ⓘ use of iron in Early Iron Age ⓘ |
| knownFor |
evidence of settlement continuity during the Greek Dark Ages
ⓘ
evidence of social organization during the Greek Dark Ages ⓘ postpalatial Mycenaean occupation ⓘ study of Dark Age Greece ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Messenia
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ southwestern Greece ⓘ |
| near |
Bay of Navarino
ⓘ
modern village of Rizomylos ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mycenaean kingdom of Pylos
ⓘ
linked to:
Pylos
Pylos region ⓘ
linked to:
Messenia
|
| publishedIn |
Nichoria I: Site, Environs, and Techniques
ⓘ
Nichoria II: The Bronze Age Occupation ⓘ Nichoria III: Dark Age and Byzantine Occupation ⓘ |
| regionType | low hill plateau ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
postpalatial Mycenaean society
ⓘ
rural settlement patterns in Messenia ⓘ transition from Bronze Age to Iron Age in Greece ⓘ |
| timeDepth | Middle Bronze Age to Byzantine period ⓘ |
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