Funeral Mound
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Funeral Mound is a prominent ancient Native American earthen burial mound located within the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Funeral Mound canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2281792 — 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: Funeral Mound Context triple: [Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, containsFeature, Funeral Mound]
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A.
Lion’s Mound
Lion’s Mound is a large artificial hill in Waterloo, Belgium, topped with a cast-iron lion statue, commemorating the site of the Battle of Waterloo.
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B.
Circular Mound Altar
The Circular Mound Altar is an open-air, multi-tiered marble platform in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted solemn winter solstice ceremonies to worship Heaven.
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C.
Goat Hill
Goat Hill is the historic hilltop site in Montgomery, Alabama, that serves as the seat of the state government and home of the Alabama State Capitol.
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D.
Tamaudun Mausoleum
Tamaudun Mausoleum is a 16th-century royal tomb complex in Okinawa that served as the burial site for the Ryukyu Kingdom’s kings and is now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Seip Earthworks
Seip Earthworks is a major prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio, notable for its large geometric enclosures and burial mounds built by the Hopewell 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: Funeral Mound Target entity description: Funeral Mound is a prominent ancient Native American earthen burial mound located within the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia.
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A.
Lion’s Mound
Lion’s Mound is a large artificial hill in Waterloo, Belgium, topped with a cast-iron lion statue, commemorating the site of the Battle of Waterloo.
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B.
Circular Mound Altar
The Circular Mound Altar is an open-air, multi-tiered marble platform in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted solemn winter solstice ceremonies to worship Heaven.
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C.
Goat Hill
Goat Hill is the historic hilltop site in Montgomery, Alabama, that serves as the seat of the state government and home of the Alabama State Capitol.
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D.
Tamaudun Mausoleum
Tamaudun Mausoleum is a 16th-century royal tomb complex in Okinawa that served as the burial site for the Ryukyu Kingdom’s kings and is now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Seip Earthworks
Seip Earthworks is a major prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio, notable for its large geometric enclosures and burial mounds built by the Hopewell culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American mound
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archaeological site ⓘ burial mound ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Muscogee (Creek) ancestors ⓘ |
| contains |
Mississippian pottery
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grave goods ⓘ human burials ⓘ shell artifacts ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 (approximate coordinates within park) ⓘ |
| culture | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | circa 900–1100 CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Smithsonian Institution archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavatedDuring | 1930s ⓘ |
| function |
elite burial area
ⓘ
ritual center ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStratum | multiple construction stages ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central mound structure
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earthen platform ⓘ multiple burial layers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
National Historic Landmark (as part of Ocmulgee Mounds)
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing (as part of Ocmulgee Mounds)
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| interpretiveUse | educational exhibits ⓘ |
| landscapeContext |
Ocmulgee River
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surface form:
Ocmulgee River valley
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| locatedIn |
Bibb County
ⓘ
surface form:
Bibb County, Georgia
Georgia ⓘ Macon, Georgia, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Macon, Georgia
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| managedBy |
National Park Service
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surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
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| material | earth ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Great Temple Mound
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Lamar Mounds and Village Site ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park visitor experience
ⓘ
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ
surface form:
Ocmulgee Old Fields
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ
surface form:
Ocmulgee mound complex
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| period | Mississippian period ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | federally protected cultural resource ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | sacred site for Muscogee (Creek) Nation ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Mississippian mortuary practices
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key site for understanding prehistoric Southeast chiefdoms ⓘ |
| use |
burial
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ceremonial purposes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Funeral Mound Description of subject: Funeral Mound is a prominent ancient Native American earthen burial mound located within the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia.
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