Three Sapotes
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Three Sapotes is the English name for Tres Zapotes, an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, associated with the Olmec and Epi-Olmec cultures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Three Sapotes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7699590 — 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: Three Sapotes Context triple: [Tres Zapotes, nameMeaning, Three Sapotes]
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A.
Zapote
Zapote is a district of San José, Costa Rica, known for housing important government buildings and urban residential areas.
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B.
La Nopalera
La Nopalera is a locality within the Tláhuac borough of Mexico City, known for its semi-rural character and proximity to traditional chinampa and agricultural zones.
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C.
Jipijapa
Jipijapa is a city in coastal Ecuador known historically for its production of Panama hats and its agricultural economy.
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D.
Popotla
Popotla is a Mexico City Metro station on Line 2 serving the Popotla neighborhood near the historic site of the Árbol de la Noche Triste.
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E.
Zapota
Zapota is a metro station on Mexico City’s Line 12, serving passengers in the southeastern part of the 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: Three Sapotes Target entity description: Three Sapotes is the English name for Tres Zapotes, an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, associated with the Olmec and Epi-Olmec cultures.
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A.
Zapote
Zapote is a district of San José, Costa Rica, known for housing important government buildings and urban residential areas.
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B.
La Nopalera
La Nopalera is a locality within the Tláhuac borough of Mexico City, known for its semi-rural character and proximity to traditional chinampa and agricultural zones.
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C.
Jipijapa
Jipijapa is a city in coastal Ecuador known historically for its production of Panama hats and its agricultural economy.
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D.
Popotla
Popotla is a Mexico City Metro station on Line 2 serving the Popotla neighborhood near the historic site of the Árbol de la Noche Triste.
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E.
Zapota
Zapota is a metro station on Mexico City’s Line 12, serving passengers in the southeastern part of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican archaeological site
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archaeological site ⓘ pre-Columbian site ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Epi-Olmec
ⓘ
linked to:
Epi-Olmec culture
Olmec ⓘ
linked to:
Olmec civilization
|
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
altars
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basalt monuments ⓘ ceramic deposits ⓘ monuments ⓘ mounds ⓘ platforms ⓘ residential structures ⓘ sculpture ⓘ stelae ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
complex social organization
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continuity from Olmec to Epi-Olmec times ⓘ monumental art tradition ⓘ regional political importance ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish | Tres Zapotes ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
Classic-period occupation phase
ⓘ
Epi-Olmec occupation phase ⓘ
linked to:
Epi-Olmec culture
Olmec occupation phase ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Epi-Olmec studies
ⓘ
Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ Olmec studies ⓘ pre-Columbian epigraphy ⓘ settlement archaeology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Epi-Olmec monuments
ⓘ
linked to:
Epi-Olmec culture
Olmec-style monuments ⓘ early Long Count dates ⓘ early Mesoamerican writing ⓘ long occupation sequence ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
ⓘ
Veracruz ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Papaloapan River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Papaloapan basin
Tuxtla Mountains ⓘ
linked to:
Sierra de los Tuxtlas
|
| partOf |
Mesoamerican cultural area
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesoamerica
Olmec heartland ⓘ |
| period |
Formative period
ⓘ
Late Formative period ⓘ Preclassic Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| region | southern Veracruz ⓘ |
| timeDepth | spans more than a millennium ⓘ |
| translationOfName | Three Sapotes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Three Sapotes Description of subject: Three Sapotes is the English name for Tres Zapotes, an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, associated with the Olmec and Epi-Olmec cultures.
Referenced by (1)
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