Bottle Creek Mounds
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Bottle Creek Mounds is a major Mississippian-period archaeological complex of earthen platform mounds located in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta of Alabama, significant for understanding the precontact cultures of the Southeastern Woodlands.
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| Bottle Creek Mounds canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bottle Creek Mounds Context triple: [Southeastern Woodlands, hasArchaeologicalSite, Bottle Creek Mounds]
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Kincaid Mounds
Kincaid Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Ohio River Valley, known for its large earthen platform mounds and role as a regional center of Mississippian culture.
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B.
Winterville Mounds
Winterville Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Mississippi featuring large earthen platform mounds built by the Mississippian culture.
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C.
Pinson Mounds
Pinson Mounds is a large Middle Woodland period Native American ceremonial mound complex in western Tennessee, notable for its impressive earthworks associated with the Hopewell cultural tradition.
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D.
Town Creek Indian Mound
Town Creek Indian Mound is a significant archaeological site in North Carolina featuring a reconstructed Mississippian-era ceremonial center with platform mounds and associated village remains.
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E.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bottle Creek Mounds Target entity description: Bottle Creek Mounds is a major Mississippian-period archaeological complex of earthen platform mounds located in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta of Alabama, significant for understanding the precontact cultures of the Southeastern Woodlands.
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A.
Kincaid Mounds
Kincaid Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Ohio River Valley, known for its large earthen platform mounds and role as a regional center of Mississippian culture.
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B.
Winterville Mounds
Winterville Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Mississippi featuring large earthen platform mounds built by the Mississippian culture.
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C.
Pinson Mounds
Pinson Mounds is a large Middle Woodland period Native American ceremonial mound complex in western Tennessee, notable for its impressive earthworks associated with the Hopewell cultural tradition.
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D.
Town Creek Indian Mound
Town Creek Indian Mound is a significant archaeological site in North Carolina featuring a reconstructed Mississippian-era ceremonial center with platform mounds and associated village remains.
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E.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian culture site
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archaeological site ⓘ prehistoric mound complex ⓘ |
| access | boat only ⓘ |
| area | approximately 12 hectares ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gulf Coast Indigenous nations
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surface form:
Gulf Coast Mississippian groups
Pensacola people ⓘ
surface form:
Pensacola culture
|
| containsArtifactType |
copper artifacts
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marine shell ornaments ⓘ shell-tempered pottery ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| endDate | circa 1550 CE ⓘ |
| environment | wetland deltaic setting ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from the University of South Alabama ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
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political center ⓘ residential center ⓘ |
| hasPart |
platform mounds
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plaza ⓘ village area ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
National Historic Landmark of the United States
|
| heritageDesignationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| largestMoundHeight | approximately 45 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
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Baldwin County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf Coastal Plain ⓘ Tensaw River Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Mobile–Tensaw River Delta
Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island in the Mobile–Tensaw River Delta ⓘ |
| managedBy | Alabama Historical Commission ⓘ |
| near |
Mobile Bay
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Tensaw River ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
earthen platform mounds
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large central mound ⓘ |
| numberOfMounds | 18 ⓘ |
| partOf | Mississippian mound-building tradition ⓘ |
| period | Mississippian period ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
Mississippian sociopolitical organization
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ceremonialism in the Southeastern United States ⓘ regional trade and exchange networks ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for understanding precontact cultures of the Southeastern Woodlands
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major Mississippian-period center on the Gulf Coast ⓘ regional political and ceremonial center ⓘ |
| startDate | circa 1250 CE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial activities
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elite residence ⓘ public rituals ⓘ |
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