Yaxchilán archaeological site

E904846

ancient Maya city archaeological site

Yaxchilán archaeological site is an ancient Maya city in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricately carved stone lintels along the Usumacinta River.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Yaxchilán archaeological site canonical	3
Yaxchilán acropolis	2
Lintel 15 of Yaxchilán	1
Structure 33 at Yaxchilán	1
Structure 44 at Yaxchilán	1
Yaxchilán Lintel Series	1
Yaxchilán archaeological zone	1
Yaxchilán ceremonial center	1
royal court of Yaxchilán	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10595994 — 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: Yaxchilán archaeological site
Context triple: [Lacandon Jungle, contains, Yaxchilán archaeological site]

A. Ekʼ Balam archaeological site
Ekʼ Balam archaeological site is an ancient Maya city in Yucatán, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved acropolis, elaborate stucco sculptures, and impressive defensive walls.
B. Xel-Há archaeological site
Xel-Há archaeological site is an ancient Maya coastal settlement in Quintana Roo, Mexico, known for its strategic port, religious structures, and role in regional trade networks.
C. Cobá archaeological site
The Cobá archaeological site is a large ancient Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and impressive temple pyramids amid dense jungle.
D. Xcalakoop San Bartolo
Xcalakoop San Bartolo is a locality within the municipality of Tinum in the Mexican state of Yucatán, likely a small rural community in the region’s interior.
E. Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
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: Yaxchilán archaeological site
Target entity description: Yaxchilán archaeological site is an ancient Maya city in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricately carved stone lintels along the Usumacinta River.

A. Ekʼ Balam archaeological site
Ekʼ Balam archaeological site is an ancient Maya city in Yucatán, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved acropolis, elaborate stucco sculptures, and impressive defensive walls.
B. Xel-Há archaeological site
Xel-Há archaeological site is an ancient Maya coastal settlement in Quintana Roo, Mexico, known for its strategic port, religious structures, and role in regional trade networks.
C. Cobá archaeological site
The Cobá archaeological site is a large ancient Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and impressive temple pyramids amid dense jungle.
D. Xcalakoop San Bartolo
Xcalakoop San Bartolo is a locality within the municipality of Tinum in the Mexican state of Yucatán, likely a small rural community in the region’s interior.
E. Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Maya city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
access	primarily by boat on the Usumacinta River ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Maya architecture ⓘ
civilization	Maya civilization ⓘ
conservationStatus	protected archaeological zone ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
flourishedInCentury	7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ
function	ceremonial center ⓘ residential center for elite ⓘ
hasArtForm	relief sculpture ⓘ stone lintel carvings ⓘ
hasDepiction	dynastic history ⓘ royal bloodletting rituals ⓘ warfare scenes ⓘ
hasFeature	Acropolis ⓘ linked to: Acropolis of Athens Great Plaza ⓘ ballcourt ⓘ hieroglyphic stairways ⓘ stelae ⓘ
hasRuler	Bird Jaguar IV ⓘ Itzamnaaj Bʼalam II ⓘ Yaxun Bʼalam IV ⓘ
hasStructure	Structure 21 ⓘ Structure 23 ⓘ Structure 33 ⓘ Structure 40 ⓘ Structure 44 ⓘ
heritageStatus	important pre-Columbian site in Mexico ⓘ
knownFor	hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ intricately carved stone lintels ⓘ palaces ⓘ well-preserved temples ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions	Classic Maya language ⓘ linked to: Classical Maya language
locatedIn	Chiapas ⓘ
locatedNear	Guatemalan border ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Usumacinta River ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ
modernMunicipality	Ocosingo ⓘ
partOf	Maya Lowlands ⓘ linked to: Maya lowlands
peakPoliticalPower	reign of Itzamnaaj Bʼalam II ⓘ
politicalRole	Maya city-state capital ⓘ
region	Usumacinta region ⓘ
religion	Maya religion ⓘ
timePeriod	Classic period of Maya civilization ⓘ linked to: Classic Maya period
tourism	popular destination for cultural tourism ⓘ
writingSystem	Maya script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited