Yaxchilán
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Yaxchilán is an ancient Maya city renowned for its well-preserved architecture and intricately carved stone lintels along the Usumacinta River in present-day Mexico.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1350702 — 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: Yaxchilán Context triple: [Maya civilization, majorSite, Yaxchilán]
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Palenque
Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.
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Bonampak
Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved murals depicting courtly life, warfare, and ritual.
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Cacaxtla
Cacaxtla is an ancient Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved, vividly colored murals depicting complex scenes of warfare, ritual, and daily life.
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D.
Calakmul
Calakmul is a major ancient Maya city and archaeological site in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its massive pyramids and extensive ruins.
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E.
Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
- 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: Yaxchilán Target entity description: Yaxchilán is an ancient Maya city renowned for its well-preserved architecture and intricately carved stone lintels along the Usumacinta River in present-day Mexico.
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A.
Palenque
Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.
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B.
Bonampak
Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved murals depicting courtly life, warfare, and ritual.
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C.
Cacaxtla
Cacaxtla is an ancient Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved, vividly colored murals depicting complex scenes of warfare, ritual, and daily life.
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D.
Calakmul
Calakmul is a major ancient Maya city and archaeological site in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its massive pyramids and extensive ruins.
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E.
Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Maya city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ pre-Columbian city ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
7th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Classic period ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Maya architecture ⓘ |
| hasArtTheme |
bloodletting ceremonies
ⓘ
dynastic history ⓘ royal rituals ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasCulture | Maya ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryByArchaeology | 19th century explorers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ballcourt
ⓘ
hieroglyphic stairways ⓘ stelae ⓘ stone lintels over doorways ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions | Classic Maya language ⓘ |
| hasMajorStructure |
Acropolis
ⓘ
Great Plaza ⓘ Structure 23 ⓘ Structure 33 ⓘ Structure 44 ⓘ |
| hasModernAccess | boat on Usumacinta River ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Bonampak
ⓘ
Piedras Negras ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Bird Jaguar IV
ⓘ
Itzamnaaj Bʼalam II ⓘ Yaxun Bʼalam IV ⓘ |
| hasScript | Maya hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| hasState | Chiapas ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOStatus | on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List ⓘ |
| isInEnvironment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| isManagedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hieroglyphic inscriptions
ⓘ
intricately carved stone lintels ⓘ sculptural art ⓘ well-preserved architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chiapas
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Guatemalan border ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Usumacinta River ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| wasImportantFor |
control of Usumacinta River trade routes
ⓘ
regional political power ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yaxchilán Description of subject: Yaxchilán is an ancient Maya city renowned for its well-preserved architecture and intricately carved stone lintels along the Usumacinta River in present-day Mexico.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Mexico
this entity surface form:
Yaxchilan
subject surface form:
Classic period (Maya civilization)