Teotihuacan archaeological site

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Mesoamerican city ancient city archaeological site

The Teotihuacan archaeological site is an ancient Mesoamerican city in central Mexico renowned for its monumental pyramids, grid-planned urban layout, and significant influence on pre-Columbian civilization.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Teotihuacan	20
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan	3
Teotihuacan archaeological zone	3
ancient city of Teotihuacan	3
San Juan Teotihuacan	2
Teotihuacan UNESCO World Heritage Site	2
Avenue of the Dead area of Teotihuacan	1
Teotihuacan (in iconography)	1
Teotihuacan (in later tradition/imagery)	1
Teotihuacan archaeological site canonical	1
Teotihuacan ceremonial center	1
Teotihuacan ceremonial core	1
Teotihuacan urban layout	1
Teotihuacán	1
Tepantitla mural of Teotihuacan	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan"	1
Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacan	1
excavations at Teotihuacan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7085986 — 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: Teotihuacan archaeological site
Context triple: [Pyramid of the Moon, partOf, Teotihuacan archaeological site]

A. Ciudadela complex at Teotihuacan
The Ciudadela complex at Teotihuacan is a large sunken plaza and ceremonial precinct near the city's center, notable as a major political-religious hub that includes the Temple of the Feathered Serpent.
B. Cuauhtinchan archaeological site
The Cuauhtinchan archaeological site is a pre-Hispanic rock-cut temple complex at Malinalco, Mexico, renowned for its intricately carved ceremonial structures associated with Aztec military and religious practices.
C. Xochicalco archaeological site
Xochicalco archaeological site is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city known for its impressive pyramids, observatory, and well-preserved reliefs that reflect a blend of cultural influences.
D. Zona Arqueológica de Cuicuilco
Zona Arqueológica de Cuicuilco is a pre-Hispanic archaeological site in southern Mexico City, notable for its large circular pyramid and remains of one of the earliest urban centers in the Valley of Mexico.
E. Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan
The Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan is an early Mesoamerican pyramid renowned for its elaborate stone carvings of serpent deities and its central role in the religious and political life of the ancient city.
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: Teotihuacan archaeological site
Target entity description: The Teotihuacan archaeological site is an ancient Mesoamerican city in central Mexico renowned for its monumental pyramids, grid-planned urban layout, and significant influence on pre-Columbian civilization.

A. Ciudadela complex at Teotihuacan
The Ciudadela complex at Teotihuacan is a large sunken plaza and ceremonial precinct near the city's center, notable as a major political-religious hub that includes the Temple of the Feathered Serpent.
B. Cuauhtinchan archaeological site
The Cuauhtinchan archaeological site is a pre-Hispanic rock-cut temple complex at Malinalco, Mexico, renowned for its intricately carved ceremonial structures associated with Aztec military and religious practices.
C. Xochicalco archaeological site
Xochicalco archaeological site is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city known for its impressive pyramids, observatory, and well-preserved reliefs that reflect a blend of cultural influences.
D. Zona Arqueológica de Cuicuilco
Zona Arqueológica de Cuicuilco is a pre-Hispanic archaeological site in southern Mexico City, notable for its large circular pyramid and remains of one of the earliest urban centers in the Valley of Mexico.
E. Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan
The Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan is an early Mesoamerican pyramid renowned for its elaborate stone carvings of serpent deities and its central role in the religious and political life of the ancient city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesoamerican city ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
area	approximately 20 square kilometers ⓘ
AztecNameMeaning	place where the gods were created ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
culture	Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
declinedInCentury	6th century CE ⓘ
economicFunction	major trade hub ⓘ
estimatedPopulationPeak	over 100000 inhabitants ⓘ up to 200000 inhabitants ⓘ
flourishedInCentury	1st century CE ⓘ 2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ 4th century CE ⓘ 5th century CE ⓘ
foundedInCentury	1st century BCE ⓘ
hasStructure	Ciudadela ⓘ Palace of Quetzalpapálotl ⓘ Pyramid of the Moon ⓘ Pyramid of the Sun ⓘ Temple of the Feathered Serpent ⓘ linked to: Temple of Quetzalcoatl residential apartment compounds ⓘ
influencedCulture	Aztec civilization ⓘ linked to: Aztec culture Classic Maya civilization ⓘ linked to: Classic Maya period Toltec civilization ⓘ
knownFor	Avenue of the Dead ⓘ Pyramid of the Moon ⓘ Pyramid of the Sun ⓘ Temple of the Feathered Serpent ⓘ linked to: Temple of Quetzalcoatl grid-planned urban layout ⓘ monumental pyramids ⓘ multi-family apartment compounds ⓘ murals ⓘ obsidian artifacts ⓘ
locatedIn	State of Mexico ⓘ
locatedInRegion	central Mexico ⓘ
locatedNear	San Juan Teotihuacán ⓘ San Martín de las Pirámides ⓘ
locatedNortheastOf	Mexico City ⓘ
mainDeityRepresented	Feathered Serpent (Quetzalcoatl) ⓘ linked to: Feathered Serpent
mainDeityRepresented	Storm God (Tlaloc-type deity) ⓘ linked to: Tlaloc
managedBy	Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
materialUsed	adobe ⓘ stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ
partOf	Mesoamerica ⓘ
religiousFunction	major ceremonial center ⓘ
touristAttraction	major archaeological tourism destination in Mexico ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) ⓘ (ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1987 ⓘ
urbanPlanFeature	Avenue of the Dead as main thoroughfare ⓘ linked to: Avenue of the Dead central north–south axis ⓘ orthogonal grid layout ⓘ

How these facts were elicited