Cahal Pech
E422070
Cahal Pech is an ancient Maya archaeological site in western Belize known for its hilltop plazas, temples, and long history of occupation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cahal Pech canonical | 5 |
| Cahal Pech archaeological site | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4215517 — 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: Cahal Pech Context triple: [San Ignacio, nearArchaeologicalSite, Cahal Pech]
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A.
Bonampak
Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved murals depicting courtly life, warfare, and ritual.
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B.
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.
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C.
Dzibilchaltún
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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D.
Ahu Tahai
Ahu Tahai is an ancient ceremonial complex on Easter Island featuring restored moai statues and serving as a significant archaeological and cultural site of the Rapa Nui people.
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E.
Nohoch Mul pyramid
The Nohoch Mul pyramid is the tallest ancient Maya pyramid in the Yucatán Peninsula, located within the archaeological site of Cobá in Mexico.
- 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: Cahal Pech Target entity description: Cahal Pech is an ancient Maya archaeological site in western Belize known for its hilltop plazas, temples, and long history of occupation.
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A.
Bonampak
Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved murals depicting courtly life, warfare, and ritual.
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B.
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.
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C.
Dzibilchaltún
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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D.
Ahu Tahai
Ahu Tahai is an ancient ceremonial complex on Easter Island featuring restored moai statues and serving as a significant archaeological and cultural site of the Rapa Nui people.
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E.
Nohoch Mul pyramid
The Nohoch Mul pyramid is the tallest ancient Maya pyramid in the Yucatán Peninsula, located within the archaeological site of Cobá in Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya archaeological site
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonedBy | around 900 CE ⓘ |
| civilization | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| country | Belize ⓘ |
| culture | Maya ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | around 1200 BCE ⓘ |
| elevation | hilltop above the Macal River ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Belizean and foreign archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 1950s ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
acropolis
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altars ⓘ ballcourt ⓘ hilltop location ⓘ palace complex ⓘ plazas ⓘ residential structures ⓘ stelae ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasMainPlaza |
Plaza A
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Plaza B ⓘ Plaza C ⓘ |
| hasMaterialEvidence |
ceramics
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jade artifacts ⓘ obsidian artifacts ⓘ shell ornaments ⓘ |
| hasStructureCount | over 30 structures in the core area ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
pyramidal temples
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range structures ⓘ residential platforms ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Maya settlement evidence
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long history of occupation ⓘ well-preserved architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belize
ⓘ
Cayo District ⓘ western Belize ⓘ |
| locatedNear | San Ignacio ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Institute of Archaeology of Belize
ⓘ
linked to:
Belize Institute of Archaeology
|
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Macal River
ⓘ
San Ignacio town ⓘ
linked to:
San Ignacio
|
| partOf | Belize’s archaeological reserves ⓘ |
| periodOfOccupation |
Classic period
ⓘ
Late Preclassic period ⓘ Middle Preclassic period ⓘ |
| region |
Maya Lowlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Maya lowlands
|
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cahal Pech Description of subject: Cahal Pech is an ancient Maya archaeological site in western Belize known for its hilltop plazas, temples, and long history of occupation.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Cahal Pech
linked to: Cahal Pech