Xpuhil archaeological site

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Maya archaeological site archaeological site

Xpuhil archaeological site is a Maya ruin in the Mexican state of Campeche, notable for its distinctive multi-towered temple structures characteristic of the Río Bec architectural style.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kohunlich archaeological site	1
Xpuhil archaeological site canonical	1
Xpujil archaeological site	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10534926 — 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: Xpuhil archaeological site
Context triple: [Xpujil, hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite, Xpuhil archaeological site]

A. Kotosh archaeological site
Kotosh archaeological site is an ancient ceremonial complex in Peru known for its early temple architecture and distinctive "Temple of the Crossed Hands."
B. Atzompa archaeological site
The Atzompa archaeological site is a pre-Hispanic Zapotec settlement and satellite center of Monte Albán located in the Oaxaca Valley of southern Mexico.
C. Tula archaeological site
Tula archaeological site is an important pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city in central Mexico, known as the Toltec capital featuring monumental pyramids, warrior columns, and other significant ruins.
D. Tulor archaeological site
The Tulor archaeological site is an ancient pre-Columbian village complex in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, notable for its well-preserved circular adobe structures and insight into early Atacameño culture.
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: Xpuhil archaeological site
Target entity description: Xpuhil archaeological site is a Maya ruin in the Mexican state of Campeche, notable for its distinctive multi-towered temple structures characteristic of the Río Bec architectural style.

A. Kotosh archaeological site
Kotosh archaeological site is an ancient ceremonial complex in Peru known for its early temple architecture and distinctive "Temple of the Crossed Hands."
B. Atzompa archaeological site
The Atzompa archaeological site is a pre-Hispanic Zapotec settlement and satellite center of Monte Albán located in the Oaxaca Valley of southern Mexico.
C. Tula archaeological site
Tula archaeological site is an important pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city in central Mexico, known as the Toltec capital featuring monumental pyramids, warrior columns, and other significant ruins.
D. Tulor archaeological site
The Tulor archaeological site is an ancient pre-Columbian village complex in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, notable for its well-preserved circular adobe structures and insight into early Atacameño culture.
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 (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Maya archaeological site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
hasAccessVia	Mexican Federal Highway 186 ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalCulture	Río Bec culture ⓘ
hasArchitecturalElement	false stairways ⓘ narrow interior rooms ⓘ non-functional temple towers ⓘ roof combs ⓘ steep stairways ⓘ stucco decoration ⓘ zoomorphic façades ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle	Río Bec architectural style ⓘ linked to: Río Bec style
hasBuildingType	administrative buildings ⓘ palace-type structures ⓘ residential platforms ⓘ temple pyramid ⓘ
hasConstructionTechnique	Maya masonry ⓘ
hasCulture	Maya civilization ⓘ
hasDiscoveryType	pre-Columbian ruin known to local population ⓘ
hasEnvironment	tropical forest ⓘ
hasFunctionInAntiquity	administrative center ⓘ ceremonial center ⓘ residential center ⓘ
hasMaterial	limestone ⓘ
hasNameEtymology	Maya word meaning "cat’s tail" ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	multi-towered temple structures ⓘ
hasNotableStructure	Structure I ⓘ Xpuhil Structure I three-tower temple ⓘ
hasPeriodOfFlourishing	Late Classic period ⓘ
hasPeriodOfOccupation	Classic period of Maya civilization ⓘ linked to: Classic Maya period
hasPreservationState	partially restored ⓘ partially ruined ⓘ
hasProtectionStatus	cultural heritage site of Mexico ⓘ
hasTourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ
locatedIn	Campeche ⓘ linked to: Campeche state
locatedInCountry	Mexico ⓘ
locatedInMunicipality	Calakmul Municipality ⓘ linked to: Municipality of Calakmul
locatedInRegion	Río Bec region ⓘ
locatedOnPeninsula	Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
managedBy	Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
namedAfter	Xpuhil modern town ⓘ
nearTo	Becán archaeological site ⓘ Calakmul Biosphere Reserve ⓘ Chicanná archaeological site ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Río Bec archaeological zone ⓘ
surveyedBy	archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xpujil → hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite → Xpuhil archaeological site ⓘ

Temple of the Masks → partOf → Kohunlich archaeological site ⓘ

linked to: Xpuhil archaeological site

Municipality of Calakmul → contains → Xpujil archaeological site ⓘ