Ceibal
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Ceibal is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Guatemala renowned for its well-preserved ceremonial architecture and sculpted monuments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ceibal canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4069653 — 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: Ceibal Context triple: [Petén Department, contains, Ceibal]
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A.
Caibiran
Caibiran is a coastal municipality on Biliran Island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines, known for its natural springs and rural landscape.
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B.
Telesia
Telesia was an important ancient town in the region of Samnium in south-central Italy, known for its strategic and military significance in pre-Roman and Roman times.
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C.
Cadaval
Cadaval is a municipality and town in western Portugal known for its agricultural landscape and proximity to the Montejunto mountain range.
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D.
Sabaot
Sabaot is a Southern Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Sabaot people in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya and Uganda.
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E.
Gabrielino
Gabrielino refers to the Indigenous Tongva people native to the Los Angeles Basin and Southern Channel Islands in California.
- 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: Ceibal Target entity description: Ceibal is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Guatemala renowned for its well-preserved ceremonial architecture and sculpted monuments.
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A.
Caibiran
Caibiran is a coastal municipality on Biliran Island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines, known for its natural springs and rural landscape.
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B.
Telesia
Telesia was an important ancient town in the region of Samnium in south-central Italy, known for its strategic and military significance in pre-Roman and Roman times.
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C.
Cadaval
Cadaval is a municipality and town in western Portugal known for its agricultural landscape and proximity to the Montejunto mountain range.
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D.
Sabaot
Sabaot is a Southern Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Sabaot people in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya and Uganda.
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E.
Gabrielino
Gabrielino refers to the Indigenous Tongva people native to the Los Angeles Basin and Southern Channel Islands in California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Maya archaeological site
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archaeological site ⓘ pre-Columbian settlement ⓘ |
| abandonedInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Pasión River archaeological region ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culture | Maya ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Teobert Maler ⓘ |
| hasAccessType | protected archaeological park ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
El Ceibal
ⓘ
Seibal ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
ballcourt
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causeways ⓘ ceremonial plaza ⓘ palace complex ⓘ pyramidal structures ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
Late Classic Maya sculpture style
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Terminal Classic iconography ⓘ |
| hasExcavation |
Harvard University project
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University of Arizona project ⓘ |
| hasMaterialEvidence |
architectural remains
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ceramics ⓘ stone sculpture ⓘ |
| hasMonumentType |
altar
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hieroglyphic stairway ⓘ stela ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | plazas aligned with cardinal directions ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important center in western Maya Lowlands
ⓘ
key site for studying Terminal Classic transformations ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
residential platforms
ⓘ
temple pyramid ⓘ |
| heritageType | cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hieroglyphic stairways
ⓘ
sculpted monuments ⓘ stelae ⓘ well-preserved ceremonial architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guatemala
ⓘ
Maya lowlands ⓘ
surface form:
Maya Lowlands
Petén Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| periodOfOccupation |
Classic period
ⓘ
Preclassic period ⓘ Terminal Classic period ⓘ |
| region |
Maya lowlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Petén Basin
|
| researchFocus |
Maya political collapse
ⓘ
Maya sociopolitical organization ⓘ |
| situatedOn | Pasión River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | Sylvanus G. Morley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ceibal Description of subject: Ceibal is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Guatemala renowned for its well-preserved ceremonial architecture and sculpted monuments.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.