San José Mogote
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San José Mogote is an ancient Zapotec village and archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, considered one of the earliest urban centers and ceremonial complexes in Mesoamerica.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San José Mogote canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7463829 — 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: San José Mogote Context triple: [Zapotec script, associatedSite, San José Mogote]
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San Agustín Archaeological Park
San Agustín Archaeological Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Colombia renowned for its extensive collection of pre-Columbian megalithic sculptures, tombs, and ceremonial monuments.
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B.
Huaca Tres Palos
Huaca Tres Palos is an archaeological site in Peru associated with the ancient Lima culture, notable for its pre-Columbian adobe constructions and ceremonial significance.
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C.
Chalcatzingo
Chalcatzingo is an important Formative-period Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico, noted for its Olmec-style monumental art and early highland ceremonial architecture.
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D.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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E.
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.
- 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: San José Mogote Target entity description: San José Mogote is an ancient Zapotec village and archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, considered one of the earliest urban centers and ceremonial complexes in Mesoamerica.
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A.
San Agustín Archaeological Park
San Agustín Archaeological Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Colombia renowned for its extensive collection of pre-Columbian megalithic sculptures, tombs, and ceremonial monuments.
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B.
Huaca Tres Palos
Huaca Tres Palos is an archaeological site in Peru associated with the ancient Lima culture, notable for its pre-Columbian adobe constructions and ceremonial significance.
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C.
Chalcatzingo
Chalcatzingo is an important Formative-period Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico, noted for its Olmec-style monumental art and early highland ceremonial architecture.
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D.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zapotec settlement
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ancient village ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Zapotec ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Zapotec civilization ⓘ |
| endDate | circa 200 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Joyce Marcus
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Kent V. Flannery ⓘ |
| floruit |
circa 1200 BCE
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circa 900 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Monte Albán ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
calendar use
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craft specialization ⓘ early writing ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ ritual sacrifice ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
defensive structures
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platform mounds ⓘ plazas ⓘ public buildings ⓘ residential areas ⓘ ritual architecture ⓘ stone monuments ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the earliest urban centers in Mesoamerica
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early ceremonial architecture ⓘ early evidence of social stratification ⓘ early public buildings ⓘ early use of calendar notation ⓘ early use of hieroglyphic writing ⓘ monumental carved stones ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Etla Valley
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Mesoamerica ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Oaxaca ⓘ |
| municipality |
Etla
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linked to:
Etla Valley
|
| partOf |
Valley of Oaxaca
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linked to:
Oaxaca Valley
|
| period | Formative period ⓘ |
| precededBy | early village settlements in the Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ |
| region |
Southern Highlands of Mesoamerica
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linked to:
Chiapas Highlands
|
| role | regional center in the Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest known Zapotec ceremonial center
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precursor to the Zapotec capital at Monte Albán ⓘ |
| startDate | circa 1500 BCE ⓘ |
| state | Oaxaca ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Formative period
ⓘ
Middle Formative period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San José Mogote Description of subject: San José Mogote is an ancient Zapotec village and archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, considered one of the earliest urban centers and ceremonial complexes in Mesoamerica.
Referenced by (2)
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