Mitla
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Mitla is an ancient archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned for its intricate geometric stone mosaics and significance as a major religious and political center of the Zapotec civilization.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mitla canonical | 15 |
| Mitla archaeological site | 2 |
| Mitla archaeological zone | 1 |
| San Pablo Villa de Mitla | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1388706 — 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: Mitla Context triple: [Zapotec civilization, hasMajorSite, Mitla]
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A.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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B.
El Tajín
El Tajín is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in eastern Mexico, renowned for its Pyramid of the Niches and its significance as a center of Classic Veracruz culture.
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C.
Huaca de la Luna
Huaca de la Luna is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its well-preserved polychrome murals and ritual architecture.
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D.
Sipakapense
Sipakapense is a Mayan language spoken by the Sipakapense people of the western highlands of Guatemala.
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E.
Uxmal
Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.
- 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: Mitla Target entity description: Mitla is an ancient archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned for its intricate geometric stone mosaics and significance as a major religious and political center of the Zapotec civilization.
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A.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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B.
El Tajín
El Tajín is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in eastern Mexico, renowned for its Pyramid of the Niches and its significance as a center of Classic Veracruz culture.
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C.
Huaca de la Luna
Huaca de la Luna is a major Moche ceremonial pyramid and archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its well-preserved polychrome murals and ritual architecture.
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D.
Sipakapense
Sipakapense is a Mayan language spoken by the Sipakapense people of the western highlands of Guatemala.
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E.
Uxmal
Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zapotec archaeological site
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mixtec civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Mixtec culture
Zapotec civilization ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Zapotec ⓘ |
| decorationTechnique | stone mosaic insets ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from Mexico ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Mixtec-influenced architecture
ⓘ
Zapotec civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Zapotec architecture
|
| hasSiteGroup |
Adobe Group
ⓘ
Arroyo Group ⓘ Group of the Church ⓘ Group of the Columns ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
colonnaded halls
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ mosaic-decorated walls ⓘ palaces ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important pre-Hispanic site in Mexico ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate fretwork designs
ⓘ
finely cut and fitted stonework ⓘ intricate geometric stone mosaics ⓘ political importance in pre-Hispanic period ⓘ religious significance ⓘ |
| laterInfluence | Mixtec ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oaxaca state
ⓘ
surface form:
Oaxaca
Oaxaca Valley ⓘ Tlacolula District ⓘ Region of Valles Centrales ⓘ
surface form:
Valles Centrales region
|
| locatedNear |
Oaxaca
ⓘ
surface form:
Oaxaca City
|
| managedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| materialUsed | cut stone blocks ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Nahuatl word Mictlán ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | place of the dead ⓘ |
| nearbyModernTown |
Mitla
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
San Pablo Villa de Mitla
|
| periodOfFlourishing |
Late Classic period
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Postclassic period ⓘ |
| preColumbianFunction |
burial site for elite
ⓘ
major religious center ⓘ political center ⓘ |
| region | southern Mexico ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
center for rituals related to the dead
ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Oaxaca ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mitla Description of subject: Mitla is an ancient archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned for its intricate geometric stone mosaics and significance as a major religious and political center of the Zapotec civilization.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mitla archaeological site
subject surface form:
Southern Mexico
this entity surface form:
Mitla archaeological site
this entity surface form:
San Pablo Villa de Mitla
subject surface form:
Oaxaca (state)
this entity surface form:
Mitla archaeological zone