Mound 8
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Mound 8 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological site in Louisiana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mound 8 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9693839 — 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: Mound 8 Context triple: [Marksville site, hasMound, Mound 8]
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A.
Mound 7
Mound 7 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological complex in Louisiana.
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B.
Mound 5
Mound 5 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological complex in Louisiana.
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C.
Mound C
Mound C is one of the principal earthen platform mounds at the Etowah Indian Mounds site in Georgia, associated with the Mississippian culture’s ceremonial and political activities.
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D.
Mound A
Mound A is the largest and most prominent earthen platform mound at the Etowah Indian Mounds site in Georgia, likely serving as a ceremonial and political center for the Mississippian culture.
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E.
Mound 4
Mound 4 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological site in Louisiana.
- 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: Mound 8 Target entity description: Mound 8 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological site in Louisiana.
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A.
Mound 7
Mound 7 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological complex in Louisiana.
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B.
Mound 5
Mound 5 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological complex in Louisiana.
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C.
Mound C
Mound C is one of the principal earthen platform mounds at the Etowah Indian Mounds site in Georgia, associated with the Mississippian culture’s ceremonial and political activities.
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D.
Mound A
Mound A is the largest and most prominent earthen platform mound at the Etowah Indian Mounds site in Georgia, likely serving as a ceremonial and political center for the Mississippian culture.
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E.
Mound 4
Mound 4 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological site in Louisiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial mound
ⓘ
ceremonial mound ⓘ earthen mound ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType | prehistoric Native American mound ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marksville burial mounds
ⓘ
linked to:
Marksville site
Marksville earthworks ⓘ
linked to:
Poverty Point
|
| associatedWithCulture | Hopewell tradition ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culture | Marksville culture ⓘ |
| function |
burial
ⓘ
ceremonial activities ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
contributing property to a National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
contributing property to a site listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological site ⓘ
linked to:
Marksville site
Marksville site ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Marksville, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Marksville, Louisiana, United States
|
| material | earth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Marksville State Historic Site
ⓘ
Marksville earthwork complex ⓘ
linked to:
Marksville site
Marksville mound group ⓘ
linked to:
Poverty Point
|
| period | Middle Woodland period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mortuary practices
ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mound 8 Description of subject: Mound 8 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological site in Louisiana.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.