Zona Arqueológica de Sayil
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Zona Arqueológica de Sayil is a Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Puuc region, noted for its elaborate palatial architecture and well-preserved ruins.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palacio de Sayil | 1 |
| Zona Arqueológica de Sayil canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10275262 — 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: Zona Arqueológica de Sayil Context triple: [Sayil, hasTourismDesignation, Zona Arqueológica de Sayil]
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Ani Archaeological Site
Ani Archaeological Site is the ruined medieval Armenian city known for its impressive churches and fortifications, located near the modern Turkish-Armenian border.
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B.
Al-Bass archaeological site
Al-Bass archaeological site is an extensive ancient necropolis and Roman-Byzantine archaeological complex in Tyre, Lebanon, renowned for its well-preserved hippodrome, monumental arch, and funerary structures.
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C.
Tipaza archaeological site
Tipaza archaeological site is an ancient coastal city in Algeria renowned for its well-preserved Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
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D.
Al-Mina archaeological site
Al-Mina archaeological site is an ancient coastal trading settlement associated with the Phoenician city of Tyre, known for its role in Mediterranean commerce and cultural exchange.
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E.
Tayasal archaeological site
Tayasal archaeological site is an ancient Itza Maya center in present-day Guatemala, notable as one of the last strongholds of independent Maya civilization before Spanish conquest.
- 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: Zona Arqueológica de Sayil Target entity description: Zona Arqueológica de Sayil is a Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Puuc region, noted for its elaborate palatial architecture and well-preserved ruins.
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A.
Ani Archaeological Site
Ani Archaeological Site is the ruined medieval Armenian city known for its impressive churches and fortifications, located near the modern Turkish-Armenian border.
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B.
Al-Bass archaeological site
Al-Bass archaeological site is an extensive ancient necropolis and Roman-Byzantine archaeological complex in Tyre, Lebanon, renowned for its well-preserved hippodrome, monumental arch, and funerary structures.
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C.
Tipaza archaeological site
Tipaza archaeological site is an ancient coastal city in Algeria renowned for its well-preserved Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
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D.
Al-Mina archaeological site
Al-Mina archaeological site is an ancient coastal trading settlement associated with the Phoenician city of Tyre, known for its role in Mediterranean commerce and cultural exchange.
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E.
Tayasal archaeological site
Tayasal archaeological site is an ancient Itza Maya center in present-day Guatemala, notable as one of the last strongholds of independent Maya civilization before Spanish conquest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya archaeological site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Puuc style ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Teobert Maler ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| floruit | 9th century ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ residential center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colonnaded façades
ⓘ
mask decoration of the rain god Chaac ⓘ multiple-story palace buildings ⓘ rich stone mosaic façades ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
El Mirador
ⓘ
Great Palace ⓘ Palacio de Sayil ⓘ
linked to:
Zona Arqueológica de Sayil
ballcourt ⓘ chultunes ⓘ residential groups ⓘ sacbeob ⓘ |
| heritage | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate palatial architecture
ⓘ
well-preserved ruins ⓘ |
| languageContext | Yucatec Maya ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
Puuc region ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ state of Yucatán ⓘ |
| managedBy | INAH ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| near |
Kabáh
ⓘ
linked to:
Kabah
Labná ⓘ Uxmal ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalInhabitants |
Maya people
ⓘ
linked to:
Maya peoples
|
| partOf |
Puuc archaeological region
ⓘ
linked to:
Puuc region
Ruta Puuc ⓘ
linked to:
Puuc Route
|
| period | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| regionType | lowland tropical forest ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
Harry Pollock
ⓘ
Tatiana Proskouriakoff ⓘ Teobert Maler ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal World Heritage buffer zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zona Arqueológica de Sayil Description of subject: Zona Arqueológica de Sayil is a Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Puuc region, noted for its elaborate palatial architecture and well-preserved ruins.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Zona Arqueológica de Sayil