Great Temple Mound
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The Great Temple Mound is a large prehistoric earthwork built by Mississippian peoples, serving as a ceremonial and political center within the Ocmulgee Mounds complex in present-day Georgia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Temple Mound canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2281791 — 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: Great Temple Mound Context triple: [Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, containsFeature, Great Temple Mound]
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A.
Serpent Mound
Serpent Mound is a prehistoric effigy mound in Ohio, renowned for its serpent-shaped earthwork attributed to ancient Indigenous cultures and considered one of North America’s most significant archaeological sites.
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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.
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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D.
Pyramid of the Moon
The Pyramid of the Moon is a major Mesoamerican pyramid at Teotihuacan in central Mexico, notable as one of the city's largest and most important ceremonial structures.
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E.
Osario pyramid
The Osario pyramid is a stepped Mesoamerican temple at Chichén Itzá notable for its central staircase and interior burial chamber containing human remains and artifacts.
- 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: Great Temple Mound Target entity description: The Great Temple Mound is a large prehistoric earthwork built by Mississippian peoples, serving as a ceremonial and political center within the Ocmulgee Mounds complex in present-day Georgia.
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A.
Serpent Mound
Serpent Mound is a prehistoric effigy mound in Ohio, renowned for its serpent-shaped earthwork attributed to ancient Indigenous cultures and considered one of North America’s most significant archaeological sites.
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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.
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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D.
Pyramid of the Moon
The Pyramid of the Moon is a major Mesoamerican pyramid at Teotihuacan in central Mexico, notable as one of the city's largest and most important ceremonial structures.
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E.
Osario pyramid
The Osario pyramid is a stepped Mesoamerican temple at Chichén Itzá notable for its central staircase and interior burial chamber containing human remains and artifacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian culture archaeological site
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platform mound ⓘ prehistoric earthwork ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | public (via park trails) ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationBy | Works Progress Administration archaeologists (1930s) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mississippian culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Lamar culture (regional Mississippian variant)
Ocmulgee Earth Lodge ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
southeastern ceremonial complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (broad cultural sphere)
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| constructedBy |
Mississippian culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippian peoples
ancestors of Muscogee (Creek) people ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | basket-loaded earth fill ⓘ |
| culture | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological and interpretive feature for visitors ⓘ |
| elevationRelative | dominant mound within Ocmulgee Mounds complex ⓘ |
| functionWithinSite | principal temple mound of Ocmulgee Mounds ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
earthen ramps or access ways (in original form)
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flat summit suitable for large structures ⓘ multiple construction stages ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | other mounds in Ocmulgee Mounds complex ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
National Historic Landmark (as part of Ocmulgee National Monument/NHL district)
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Historical Park (within Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park)
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| includedIn | Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park interpretive programs ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| material | compacted earth ⓘ |
| nearby | downtown Macon, Georgia ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Ocmulgee River
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surface form:
Ocmulgee River floodplain
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| partOf |
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
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surface form:
Ocmulgee Mounds complex
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ
surface form:
Ocmulgee Old Fields
|
| protectionStatus | federally protected within a U.S. National Historical Park ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
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surface form:
Southeastern United States
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| shape | rectangular platform ⓘ |
| significance |
important site for Muscogee (Creek) cultural heritage
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major ceremonial and political center of a Mississippian chiefdom ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Mississippian period
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circa 900–1100 CE (initial construction, approximate) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
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elite residence platform ⓘ political center ⓘ religious activities ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Great Temple Mound Description of subject: The Great Temple Mound is a large prehistoric earthwork built by Mississippian peoples, serving as a ceremonial and political center within the Ocmulgee Mounds complex in present-day Georgia.
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