La Venta
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La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Venta canonical | 14 |
| La Venta archaeological site | 4 |
| La Venta Pyramid | 1 |
| La Venta archaeological excavations | 1 |
| La Venta archaeological zone | 1 |
| La Venta ceremonial center | 1 |
| La Venta ceremonial core | 1 |
| Olmec site of La Venta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227254 — 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: La Venta Context triple: [Mesoamerica, majorSite, La Venta]
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A.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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B.
Norte Chico of Chile
Norte Chico of Chile is a semi-arid, sparsely populated region in north-central Chile known for its valleys, agriculture, and transitional landscape between the Atacama Desert and the country’s more fertile central zone.
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C.
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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D.
Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
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E.
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.
- 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: La Venta Target entity description: La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
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A.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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B.
Norte Chico of Chile
Norte Chico of Chile is a semi-arid, sparsely populated region in north-central Chile known for its valleys, agriculture, and transitional landscape between the Atacama Desert and the country’s more fertile central zone.
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C.
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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D.
Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican archaeological site
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Olmec site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Olmec civilization ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Olmec civilization ⓘ |
| currentCondition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1920s ⓘ |
| endDate | c. 400 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Matthew Stirling
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Philip Drucker ⓘ Robert Heizer ⓘ Waldo Wedel ⓘ |
| firstMajorInvestigations | 1940s ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 900–400 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tres Zapotes ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
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political center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Altars
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Colossal Heads ⓘ Complex A ⓘ Complex B ⓘ Complex C ⓘ Complex B ⓘ
surface form:
Complex D
Great Plaza ⓘ Great Pyramid ⓘ Stelae ⓘ |
| knownFor |
altars and thrones
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basalt monuments ⓘ ceremonial architecture ⓘ colossal stone heads ⓘ complex urban-ceremonial layout ⓘ early Mesoamerican monumental art ⓘ earthen pyramids ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mexico
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Tabasco ⓘ municipality of Huimanguillo ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
basalt
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clay ⓘ earth fill ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
burials with rich offerings
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earliest known large pyramid in Mesoamerica built of earth ⓘ mosaic pavements made of serpentine blocks ⓘ |
| numberOfColossalHeads | at least 4 ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south axis ⓘ |
| partiallyDestroyedBy | petroleum industry activities ⓘ |
| precededBy | San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán ⓘ |
| region | Gulf Coast of Mexico ⓘ |
| startDate | c. 1200 BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Formative period of Mesoamerica
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surface form:
Middle Formative period
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Venta Description of subject: La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Great Pyramid at La Venta
subject surface form:
Great Pyramid at La Venta
this entity surface form:
La Venta archaeological site
this entity surface form:
La Venta archaeological site
this entity surface form:
Olmec site of La Venta
this entity surface form:
La Venta Pyramid
subject surface form:
Great Plaza (La Venta)
subject surface form:
Great Plaza (La Venta)
this entity surface form:
La Venta archaeological site
subject surface form:
Great Plaza (La Venta)
this entity surface form:
La Venta ceremonial core
this entity surface form:
La Venta archaeological excavations
this entity surface form:
La Venta archaeological zone