Cahokia Mounds region
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The Cahokia Mounds region is a major pre-Columbian archaeological area in the Mississippi River valley, known for its large earthen mounds and as the center of one of North America’s most complex ancient Indigenous urban societies.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cahokia | 8 |
| Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site | 4 |
| Cahokia Mounds | 2 |
| Cahokia (Illinois subgroup) | 1 |
| Cahokia Mounds region canonical | 1 |
| Cahokia region | 1 |
| Cahokia, Illinois | 1 |
| Cahokia, Illinois Country | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1596746 — 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: Cahokia Mounds region Context triple: [Mound City, associatedWith, Cahokia Mounds region]
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A.
Mound City
Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.
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B.
Prophetstown
Prophetstown was a Native American settlement in present-day Indiana that served as the headquarters of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa during their early 19th-century resistance to U.S. expansion.
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C.
Moundville Archaeological Park
Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
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D.
Mississippian culture
The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in the Eastern Woodlands and Southeast of what is now the United States from roughly 800 to 1600 CE, known for its large urban centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks.
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E.
Prophetstown, Illinois
Prophetstown, Illinois is a small historic city in Whiteside County known for its proximity to the Rock River and the nearby Prophetstown State Park.
- 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: Cahokia Mounds region Target entity description: The Cahokia Mounds region is a major pre-Columbian archaeological area in the Mississippi River valley, known for its large earthen mounds and as the center of one of North America’s most complex ancient Indigenous urban societies.
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A.
Mound City
Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.
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B.
Prophetstown
Prophetstown was a Native American settlement in present-day Indiana that served as the headquarters of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa during their early 19th-century resistance to U.S. expansion.
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C.
Moundville Archaeological Park
Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
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D.
Mississippian culture
The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in the Eastern Woodlands and Southeast of what is now the United States from roughly 800 to 1600 CE, known for its large urban centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks.
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E.
Prophetstown, Illinois
Prophetstown, Illinois is a small historic city in Whiteside County known for its proximity to the Rock River and the nearby Prophetstown State Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian culture center
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archaeological region ⓘ pre-Columbian archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidenceFor |
complex social stratification
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craft specialization ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ planned urban layout ⓘ regional political influence ⓘ ritual and ceremonial activities ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indigenous peoples of North America
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ancestral communities of many contemporary Native nations ⓘ |
| contains | over 100 earthen mounds ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 1050–1350 CE ⓘ |
| governingBody | Illinois Department of Natural Resources ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Grand Plaza
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Monks Mound ⓘ Woodhenge ⓘ borrow pits ⓘ palisaide fortifications ⓘ residential areas ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | Cahokia Mounds Museum and Interpretive Center ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| knownFor |
central plaza layout
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complex pre-Columbian urban planning ⓘ evidence of long-distance trade networks ⓘ high population density in pre-Columbian times ⓘ large earthen platform mounds ⓘ monumental earthworks ⓘ woodhenge-style timber circles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
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Mississippi River valley ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mississippi River
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St. Louis metropolitan area ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Bottoms
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surface form:
American Bottom
|
| peakPopulation | tens of thousands of inhabitants ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| researchField |
Indigenous history
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anthropology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ |
| significance | major pre-Columbian urban center in North America ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Mississippian culture
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surface form:
Mississippian period
|
| tourism | open to the public as a historic site ⓘ |
| unescoWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1982 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cahokia Mounds region Description of subject: The Cahokia Mounds region is a major pre-Columbian archaeological area in the Mississippi River valley, known for its large earthen mounds and as the center of one of North America’s most complex ancient Indigenous urban societies.
Referenced by (19)
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this entity surface form:
Cahokia
this entity surface form:
Cahokia
this entity surface form:
Cahokia
this entity surface form:
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
this entity surface form:
Cahokia, Illinois
this entity surface form:
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
this entity surface form:
Cahokia region
subject surface form:
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
this entity surface form:
Cahokia
this entity surface form:
Cahokia Mounds
this entity surface form:
Cahokia
this entity surface form:
Cahokia
this entity surface form:
Cahokia (Illinois subgroup)
this entity surface form:
Cahokia
subject surface form:
Pontiac
this entity surface form:
Cahokia, Illinois Country
this entity surface form:
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
this entity surface form:
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
this entity surface form:
Cahokia Mounds
this entity surface form:
Cahokia