Temple of the Crossed Hands
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The Temple of the Crossed Hands is an ancient ceremonial structure at the Kotosh archaeological site in Peru, notable for its unique clay reliefs of crossed human arms that are among the earliest known religious iconography in the Andes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Temple of the Crossed Hands canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16084801 — 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: Temple of the Crossed Hands Context triple: [Kotosh archaeological site, knownFor, Temple of the Crossed Hands]
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Temple of the Cross
The Temple of the Cross is a major Maya pyramid-temple at the archaeological site of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its elaborate reliefs and inscriptions associated with Palenque’s royal dynasty.
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Temple of the Foliated Cross
The Temple of the Foliated Cross is a Maya temple at Palenque, Mexico, notable for its elaborate reliefs and inscriptions that blend religious symbolism with depictions of royal power.
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Temple of the Bearded Man
The Temple of the Bearded Man is a small, elaborately carved Mayan temple at Chichén Itzá, notable for its relief of a bearded figure and its association with the Great Ball Court.
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Temple of Taffa
The Temple of Taffa is an ancient Egyptian temple from Nubia that was relocated and preserved as part of UNESCO’s international effort to save monuments threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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Temple of the Obelisks
The Temple of the Obelisks is an ancient Bronze Age sanctuary at Byblos in modern-day Lebanon, notable for its numerous standing stone obelisks and rich archaeological finds.
- 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: Temple of the Crossed Hands Target entity description: The Temple of the Crossed Hands is an ancient ceremonial structure at the Kotosh archaeological site in Peru, notable for its unique clay reliefs of crossed human arms that are among the earliest known religious iconography in the Andes.
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A.
Temple of the Cross
The Temple of the Cross is a major Maya pyramid-temple at the archaeological site of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its elaborate reliefs and inscriptions associated with Palenque’s royal dynasty.
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B.
Temple of the Foliated Cross
The Temple of the Foliated Cross is a Maya temple at Palenque, Mexico, notable for its elaborate reliefs and inscriptions that blend religious symbolism with depictions of royal power.
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C.
Temple of the Bearded Man
The Temple of the Bearded Man is a small, elaborately carved Mayan temple at Chichén Itzá, notable for its relief of a bearded figure and its association with the Great Ball Court.
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D.
Temple of Taffa
The Temple of Taffa is an ancient Egyptian temple from Nubia that was relocated and preserved as part of UNESCO’s international effort to save monuments threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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E.
Temple of the Obelisks
The Temple of the Obelisks is an ancient Bronze Age sanctuary at Byblos in modern-day Lebanon, notable for its numerous standing stone obelisks and rich archaeological finds.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.