Parowan Gap Petroglyphs
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Parowan Gap Petroglyphs are a renowned prehistoric rock art site in southern Utah featuring extensive Native American carvings believed to hold astronomical and cultural significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Parowan Gap Petroglyphs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7254881 — 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: Parowan Gap Petroglyphs Context triple: [Iron County, Utah, contains, Parowan Gap Petroglyphs]
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A.
Hovenweep National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument is a U.S. National Monument known for its well-preserved ancestral Puebloan ruins and stone towers scattered across remote canyons and mesas in the American Southwest.
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B.
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Cedar Breaks National Monument is a U.S. protected area famous for its colorful, amphitheater-like canyon, high-elevation plateaus, and striking rock formations.
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C.
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is a protected landscape in southwestern Colorado renowned for its exceptionally dense concentration of Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites and rugged desert canyons.
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D.
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a scenic geological area in New Mexico known for its striking cone-shaped rock formations, slot canyons, and hiking trails.
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E.
Chimney Rock National Monument
Chimney Rock National Monument is a protected archaeological and cultural site in southwestern Colorado known for its dramatic twin rock pinnacles and well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruins.
- 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: Parowan Gap Petroglyphs Target entity description: Parowan Gap Petroglyphs are a renowned prehistoric rock art site in southern Utah featuring extensive Native American carvings believed to hold astronomical and cultural significance.
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A.
Hovenweep National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument is a U.S. National Monument known for its well-preserved ancestral Puebloan ruins and stone towers scattered across remote canyons and mesas in the American Southwest.
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B.
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Cedar Breaks National Monument is a U.S. protected area famous for its colorful, amphitheater-like canyon, high-elevation plateaus, and striking rock formations.
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C.
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is a protected landscape in southwestern Colorado renowned for its exceptionally dense concentration of Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites and rugged desert canyons.
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D.
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a scenic geological area in New Mexico known for its striking cone-shaped rock formations, slot canyons, and hiking trails.
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E.
Chimney Rock National Monument
Chimney Rock National Monument is a protected archaeological and cultural site in southwestern Colorado known for its dramatic twin rock pinnacles and well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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petroglyph site ⓘ rock art site ⓘ |
| access | Parowan Gap Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Fremont culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carvedOn | Navajo Sandstone cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalAttribution | Native American ⓘ |
| estimatedEarliestDate | circa 500 CE ⓘ |
| estimatedLatestDate | circa 1300 CE ⓘ |
| hasConservationMeasures |
site monitoring
ⓘ
visitor education ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
anthropomorphic figures
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calendar markers ⓘ equinox alignment markers ⓘ extensive petroglyph panels ⓘ geometric designs ⓘ solstice alignment markers ⓘ zoomorphic figures ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
astronomical significance
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cultural significance ⓘ religious significance ⓘ |
| hasUse |
astronomical observatory
ⓘ
ceremonial site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| interpretiveFacilities |
interpretive signs
ⓘ
parking area ⓘ viewing areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iron County, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cedar City, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parowan, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestHighway | U.S. Route 91 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | archaeological site ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| protectedAs | cultural resource ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedIn | a natural wind gap in the Red Hills ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological research
ⓘ
astronomical alignment studies ⓘ ethnographic studies ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
natural weathering
ⓘ
vandalism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | prehistoric ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
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heritage tourism ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Parowan Gap Petroglyphs Description of subject: Parowan Gap Petroglyphs are a renowned prehistoric rock art site in southern Utah featuring extensive Native American carvings believed to hold astronomical and cultural significance.
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