cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde

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The cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde are a complex of remarkably well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan stone villages built into the cliffs of southwestern Colorado, renowned for their archaeological significance and dramatic setting.

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Label	Occurrences
Mesa Verde cliff dwellings	4
cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde canonical	2
Ancestral Puebloan cultural landscape at Mesa Verde	1
Mesa Top archaeological district (Mesa Verde)	1
Mesa Verde cliff dwellings (regional context)	1
Mesa Verde cliff-dwelling region	1
excavations at Mesa Verde National Park	1
provides insight into Ancestral Puebloan community layout on Mesa Verde mesa tops	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13544798 — 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: cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde
Context triple: [Square Tower House, partOf, cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde]

A. Puye Cliff Dwellings
Puye Cliff Dwellings is an ancient ancestral Puebloan archaeological site in northern New Mexico featuring cliffside homes and structures carved into volcanic rock.
B. Cliff Palace
Cliff Palace is a large, well-preserved cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, renowned as one of the most significant archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan culture.
C. Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling
Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling is a well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, notable for its numerous rooms and kivas built into a natural sandstone alcove.
D. Aztec Ruins
Aztec Ruins is a significant Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site in northwestern New Mexico, known for its well-preserved great houses and kivas.
E. Pueblo Bonito
Pueblo Bonito is a large, multi-storied ancient great house in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, renowned as one of the most important and impressive archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan 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: cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde
Target entity description: The cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde are a complex of remarkably well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan stone villages built into the cliffs of southwestern Colorado, renowned for their archaeological significance and dramatic setting.

A. Puye Cliff Dwellings
Puye Cliff Dwellings is an ancient ancestral Puebloan archaeological site in northern New Mexico featuring cliffside homes and structures carved into volcanic rock.
B. Cliff Palace
Cliff Palace is a large, well-preserved cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, renowned as one of the most significant archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan culture.
C. Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling
Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling is a well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, notable for its numerous rooms and kivas built into a natural sandstone alcove.
D. Aztec Ruins
Aztec Ruins is a significant Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site in northwestern New Mexico, known for its well-preserved great houses and kivas.
E. Pueblo Bonito
Pueblo Bonito is a large, multi-storied ancient great house in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, renowned as one of the most important and impressive archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan culture.
F. None of above. chosen