Grave Creek Mound
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Grave Creek Mound is a large prehistoric Adena burial mound and archaeological site located in present-day West Virginia, notable as one of the largest conical earthen mounds in North America.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grave Creek Mound canonical | 4 |
| Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex | 3 |
| Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex museum | 2 |
| Grave Creek Mound Historical Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5076301 — 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: Grave Creek Mound Context triple: [Marshall County, West Virginia, hasLandmark, Grave Creek Mound]
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A.
Cornfield Mound
Cornfield Mound is an ancient Native American earthwork located within Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia, associated with the Mississippian culture.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Bottle Creek Mounds
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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E.
Kolomoki Mounds
Kolomoki Mounds is a major Woodland-period Native American ceremonial and village complex in present-day Georgia, notable for its large earthen mounds and extensive archaeological remains.
- 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: Grave Creek Mound Target entity description: Grave Creek Mound is a large prehistoric Adena burial mound and archaeological site located in present-day West Virginia, notable as one of the largest conical earthen mounds in North America.
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A.
Cornfield Mound
Cornfield Mound is an ancient Native American earthwork located within Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia, associated with the Mississippian culture.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Bottle Creek Mounds
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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E.
Kolomoki Mounds
Kolomoki Mounds is a major Woodland-period Native American ceremonial and village complex in present-day Georgia, notable for its large earthen mounds and extensive archaeological remains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Adena culture mound
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ prehistoric burial mound ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriod | Early Woodland period ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Adena people
ⓘ
linked to:
Adena culture
|
| category |
Adena culture
ⓘ
Archaeological sites in West Virginia ⓘ Burial mounds ⓘ Mounds in West Virginia ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia ⓘ |
| contains |
copper artifacts
ⓘ
grave goods ⓘ human burials ⓘ shell beads ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culture | Adena culture ⓘ |
| designatedNationalHistoricLandmark | 1964 ⓘ |
| elevationRelative | dominates local landscape ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionEnd | circa 150 BC ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionStart | circa 250 BC ⓘ |
| estimatedDiameter | approximately 240 feet at the base ⓘ |
| estimatedHeight | approximately 62 feet ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | local antiquarians ⓘ |
| excavatedIn | 1838 ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter |
Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex museum
ⓘ
linked to:
Grave Creek Mound
|
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| listedOnNRHP | 1966 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Marshall County, West Virginia
ⓘ
Moundsville, West Virginia ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| managedBy | West Virginia Division of Culture and History ⓘ |
| material | earth ⓘ |
| near |
Grave Creek
ⓘ
Ohio River ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000757 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | site ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
State of West Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
West Virginia
|
| partOf |
Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Grave Creek Mound
Grave Creek Mound Historical Site ⓘ
linked to:
Grave Creek Mound
|
| shape | conical ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest conical earthen mounds in North America ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
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ceremonial purposes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grave Creek Mound Description of subject: Grave Creek Mound is a large prehistoric Adena burial mound and archaeological site located in present-day West Virginia, notable as one of the largest conical earthen mounds in North America.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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