Late Prehistoric Southwest
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The Late Prehistoric Southwest refers to the era in the American Southwest just before sustained European contact, marked by complex agricultural societies, large pueblos, extensive trade networks, and distinctive pottery and architectural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Late Prehistoric Southwest canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9738586 — 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: Late Prehistoric Southwest Context triple: [Pueblo II period, temporalContext, Late Prehistoric Southwest]
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Pueblo I period
The Pueblo I period was an early cultural phase of the Ancestral Puebloans marked by the development of above-ground masonry villages, increased agriculture, and more complex social organization in the American Southwest.
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Pueblo II period
The Pueblo II period was a phase of Ancestral Puebloan cultural development (roughly 900–1150 CE) marked by population growth, village aggregation, and increasingly complex masonry architecture in the U.S. Southwest.
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C.
Mogollon culture
The Mogollon culture was an ancient Native American civilization of the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico known for its distinctive pottery, pit-house villages, and early adoption of agriculture.
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Hohokam culture
The Hohokam culture was an ancient Native American civilization of the Sonoran Desert, renowned for its extensive irrigation canal systems and distinctive pottery long before European contact.
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E.
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
The Postclassic period of Mesoamerica was the final pre-Columbian era (roughly 900–1521 CE) marked by intensified warfare, long-distance trade, urban centers, and powerful states such as the Aztec 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: Late Prehistoric Southwest Target entity description: The Late Prehistoric Southwest refers to the era in the American Southwest just before sustained European contact, marked by complex agricultural societies, large pueblos, extensive trade networks, and distinctive pottery and architectural traditions.
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A.
Pueblo I period
The Pueblo I period was an early cultural phase of the Ancestral Puebloans marked by the development of above-ground masonry villages, increased agriculture, and more complex social organization in the American Southwest.
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B.
Pueblo II period
The Pueblo II period was a phase of Ancestral Puebloan cultural development (roughly 900–1150 CE) marked by population growth, village aggregation, and increasingly complex masonry architecture in the U.S. Southwest.
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C.
Mogollon culture
The Mogollon culture was an ancient Native American civilization of the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico known for its distinctive pottery, pit-house villages, and early adoption of agriculture.
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D.
Hohokam culture
The Hohokam culture was an ancient Native American civilization of the Sonoran Desert, renowned for its extensive irrigation canal systems and distinctive pottery long before European contact.
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E.
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
The Postclassic period of Mesoamerica was the final pre-Columbian era (roughly 900–1521 CE) marked by intensified warfare, long-distance trade, urban centers, and powerful states such as the Aztec Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture area
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prehistoric period ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
architectural remains
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ceramic typologies ⓘ faunal and botanical remains ⓘ settlement patterns ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ancestral Puebloan cultures
NERFINISHED
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Fremont culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Hohokam tradition ⓘ Mogollon tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Oasisamerica cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endsWith | onset of Spanish colonial presence in the Southwest ⓘ |
| features |
check dams and agricultural terraces
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irrigation canals in some regions ⓘ kivas and ceremonial structures ⓘ multi-room masonry pueblos ⓘ platform mounds in some regions ⓘ plaza-oriented villages ⓘ room blocks and great houses in some areas ⓘ |
| follows | Middle Prehistoric Southwest ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex agricultural societies
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distinctive architectural traditions ⓘ distinctive pottery traditions ⓘ extensive trade networks ⓘ large pueblos ⓘ |
| hasEconomicBase |
bean cultivation
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cotton cultivation in some regions ⓘ hunting and gathering supplementation ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American Southwest
NERFINISHED
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Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| potteryStyle |
black-on-white ceramics
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corrugated wares ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ red-on-brown ceramics ⓘ |
| precedes | historic period in the American Southwest ⓘ |
| religiousFeature |
iconography on pottery and rock art
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ritual architecture ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
evidence of social differentiation
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village-based communities ⓘ |
| timePeriodApproximate |
ca. AD 900–1600
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just before sustained European contact ⓘ |
| tradeItem |
copper bells
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macaws and macaw feathers ⓘ obsidian ⓘ shell ornaments ⓘ turquoise ⓘ |
| tradeNetworkExtent |
exchange among Pueblo, Hohokam, and Mogollon regions
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interregional exchange with Mesoamerica ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Late Prehistoric Southwest Description of subject: The Late Prehistoric Southwest refers to the era in the American Southwest just before sustained European contact, marked by complex agricultural societies, large pueblos, extensive trade networks, and distinctive pottery and architectural traditions.
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