Penteli quarries
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Penteli quarries are the ancient marble quarries on Mount Pentelicus in Greece, historically renowned as the source of the fine white Pentelic marble used in many classical Athenian monuments, including the Parthenon.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Penteli mountain quarries | 1 |
| Penteli quarries canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T669481 — 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: Penteli quarries Context triple: [Pentelic marble, quarriedFrom, Penteli quarries]
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Maras salt mines
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Murahwa Hill
Murahwa Hill is a prominent historical and archaeological site near Mutare, Zimbabwe, known for its ancient rock shelters, rock art, and cultural significance to local communities.
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Tumut
Tumut is a historic town in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its timber industry, scenic river landscapes, and role as a gateway to the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
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Southesk
Southesk is the traditional war cry associated with Clan Carnegie, a Scottish noble family from Angus.
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Greensand Ridge
Greensand Ridge is a prominent sandstone escarpment in southeast England known for its scenic landscapes, woodlands, and rich biodiversity.
- 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: Penteli quarries Target entity description: Penteli quarries are the ancient marble quarries on Mount Pentelicus in Greece, historically renowned as the source of the fine white Pentelic marble used in many classical Athenian monuments, including the Parthenon.
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A.
Maras salt mines
The Maras salt mines are a vast network of terraced salt evaporation ponds in Peru’s Andes, renowned for their striking landscape and centuries-old traditional salt production.
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B.
Murahwa Hill
Murahwa Hill is a prominent historical and archaeological site near Mutare, Zimbabwe, known for its ancient rock shelters, rock art, and cultural significance to local communities.
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C.
Tumut
Tumut is a historic town in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its timber industry, scenic river landscapes, and role as a gateway to the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
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D.
Southesk
Southesk is the traditional war cry associated with Clan Carnegie, a Scottish noble family from Angus.
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E.
Greensand Ridge
Greensand Ridge is a prominent sandstone escarpment in southeast England known for its scenic landscapes, woodlands, and rich biodiversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient marble quarries
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pentelic quarries ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Athens ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Athena ⓘ |
| colorOfMarble | white with a faint golden tint ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 10–20 km northeast of central Athens ⓘ |
| feature |
ancient access roads
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ancient quarry faces ⓘ tool marks on rock surfaces ⓘ unfinished marble blocks ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation |
Pentelic marble
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surface form:
Pentelic marble deposit
|
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological area ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important resource for the Athenian city-state
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primary marble source for major Athenian temples ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fine-grained white marble
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high-quality building stone ⓘ use in classical architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Greek ⓘ |
| laterUse |
19th century
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Byzantine period ⓘ Ottoman period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Attica
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Greece ⓘ Mount Pentelicus ⓘ |
| materialExtracted |
Pentelic marble
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white marble ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Penteli ⓘ |
| partOf | Mount Pentelicus ⓘ |
| region |
East Attica regional unit
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surface form:
northeastern Attica
|
| sourceOf |
Pentelic marble for the Parthenon
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marble for the Acropolis of Athens ⓘ |
| stoneTransportMethod |
ox-drawn carts
ⓘ
sledges and rollers ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological research
ⓘ
geological studies ⓘ heritage conservation efforts ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
modern quarrying
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urban expansion ⓘ |
| timeOfIntensiveUse | 5th century BCE to Roman period ⓘ |
| transportRouteTo | Acropolis of Athens ⓘ |
| usedFor |
construction of classical Athenian monuments
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construction of the Erechtheion ⓘ construction of the Parthenon ⓘ construction of the Propylaea ⓘ construction of the Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ |
| usedSincePeriod |
5th century BCE
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Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
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Subject: Penteli quarries Description of subject: Penteli quarries are the ancient marble quarries on Mount Pentelicus in Greece, historically renowned as the source of the fine white Pentelic marble used in many classical Athenian monuments, including the Parthenon.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Penteli mountain quarries