Dzibilchaltún
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Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dzibilchaltún canonical | 5 |
| Dzibilchaltún Site Museum | 1 |
| Dzibilchaltún archaeological site | 1 |
| Dzibilchaltún archaeological zone | 1 |
| Dzibilchaltún village | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2340478 — 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: Dzibilchaltún Context triple: [Mérida, nearbyArchaeologicalSite, Dzibilchaltún]
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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.
Oxkintok
Oxkintok is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, notable for its early architecture and long history of occupation.
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C.
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.
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D.
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá is a renowned ancient Maya city in Mexico famous for its monumental pyramid El Castillo and its role as a major political, religious, and cultural center in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
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E.
Tikal
Tikal is an ancient Maya city in present-day Guatemala, renowned for its towering pyramids, extensive ruins, and role as a powerful political and cultural center of the Classic Maya civilization.
- 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: Dzibilchaltún Target entity description: Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
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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.
Oxkintok
Oxkintok is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, notable for its early architecture and long history of occupation.
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C.
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.
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D.
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá is a renowned ancient Maya city in Mexico famous for its monumental pyramid El Castillo and its role as a major political, religious, and cultural center in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
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E.
Tikal
Tikal is an ancient Maya city in present-day Guatemala, renowned for its towering pyramids, extensive ruins, and role as a powerful political and cultural center of the Classic Maya civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya archaeological site
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Maya temple ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| administrativeAuthority | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| astronomicalFeature |
precise solar observations
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solar alignment at equinox sunrise ⓘ |
| containsEvidenceOf |
Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions
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Maya residential compounds ⓘ Maya stelae ⓘ Spanish colonial occupation ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| discoveredByArchaeology | early 20th century explorers ⓘ |
| distanceToCoast | approximately 20 kilometers from Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| distanceToMérida | approximately 15–20 kilometers ⓘ |
| endOfMajorOccupation | around 1200 CE ⓘ |
| etymology | name often translated as “place where there is writing on flat stones” ⓘ |
| excavationBy | INAH archaeologists ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dzibilchaltún
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dzibilchaltún Site Museum
Temple of the Seven Dolls ⓘ cenote Xlakah ⓘ central plaza ⓘ colonial chapel ⓘ sacbeob ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
causeways
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palaces ⓘ platforms ⓘ pyramids ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasWaterSource | cenote ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Temple of the Seven Dolls
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equinox solar alignments ⓘ equinox sunrise alignment through doorways and windows ⓘ long continuous occupation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dzibilchaltún
self-linksurface differs
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Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ Yucatán state ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mérida
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Progreso ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Yucatec Maya ⓘ |
| nearbyModernSettlement |
Dzibilchaltún
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dzibilchaltún village
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| periodOfUse |
Late Classic period
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surface form:
Classic Maya period
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
surface form:
Postclassic Maya period
Preclassic period (Maya civilization) ⓘ
surface form:
Preclassic Maya period
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| region |
Maya lowlands
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surface form:
Northern Maya lowlands
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| religion | ancient Maya religion ⓘ |
| startOfOccupation | around 500 BCE ⓘ |
| tourism |
open to the public
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popular for equinox sunrise events ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dzibilchaltún Description of subject: Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yucatán
this entity surface form:
Dzibilchaltún archaeological site
subject surface form:
Yucatán
this entity surface form:
Dzibilchaltún Site Museum
this entity surface form:
Dzibilchaltún village
subject surface form:
Temple of the Seven Dolls
this entity surface form:
Dzibilchaltún archaeological zone